Lino Lacedelli (4 December 1925 – 20 November 2009) was an Italian mountaineer. Together with Achille Compagnoni, on 31 July 1954 he was the first man to reach the summit of K2. See more

With the older and more experienced Achille Compagnoni, Lacedelli was selected for the summit team. They reached the summit to claim the first ascent via the Abruzzi Ridge on 31 July 1954. The summit was not reached again until 1977. See more

Lacedelli remained silent about the K2 events until 2004, when he published his book K2: The Price of Conquest. His version was as follows: on the night before the first ascent of K2, … See more

• Lino Lacedelli – Daily Telegraph obituary
• Lino Lacedelli – British Mountaineering Council Obituary
• Italian Legend – Rock and Ice Obituary See more

Lacedelli was born in Cortina d'Ampezzo. His climbing career began as a young teenager when he followed a mountain guide up a local summit. He soon came under the tutelage of … See more

Lacedelli ran the outdoor shop K2 Sports in Cortina, trekked to K2 Base Camp in 2004. In 2005, he was awarded Italy's highest honour, Knight of the Grand Cross. He died at age 83 on 20 November 2009 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the house he had lived his entire life. See more

• Ascent of K2: Second Highest Peak in the World, Ardito Desio (David Moore, trans), Elek Books, 1955.
• Bonatti, … See more