Ernesto Macera Mascitelli's new venture begins today on the Rome-Katmandu flight . After 2 years of forced stop due to the pandemic, the mountaineer from Abruzzo, Olbia by adoption , who in 2019 linked the Himalayan peaks of Pisang Peak and Chulu, returns to Nepal for the first winter expedition of his life .
The eighth overall. Objective: the 6200 meters of Lobuche West , which he will tackle with his friend Patrizia Sauli , for their fifth expedition together, and the 6850 meters of Ama Dablam , which Macera Mascitelli will attack with the help of sherpa Pasang Renzee.
Between one peak and the other two days of walking , while for the ascent of Ama Dablam , the main objective of Macera Mascitelli, considered technically one of the most difficult to climb, with slopes up to 75 per cent, it will take about 20 days of walking , with 3 high camps in addition to the base camp.
The Cai di Avezzano mountaineer, who with the Municipality of Olbia, the Abruzzo Region and the Panathlon Italia Club of Sassari is sponsoring the expedition, will therefore spend Christmas and New Year at high altitudes, where snowstorms and temperatures down to -50 are expected degrees .
Homecoming is scheduled for Epiphany. "After stopping by to greet the children of the school in the Nepalese village of Devitar, to whom this year, in addition to the teaching material", reveals Macera Mascitelli, "we will bring other goods thanks to the funds raised in Italy to support their growth" .
