Talk:Walter Bonatti

Bonatti was right
The story of the K2 climbing is true and Bonatti was right in his claims. This is confirmed by a recent book of Lacedelli (one of the summitter) that clearly states that the Bonatti's version of the climb was true and begs his pardon. Moreover, a committee set by the Club Alpino Italiano a few years ago has confirmed the Bonatti's version. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.224.144.218 (talk) 08:35, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

The published photographs showing one of the two K2 summiteers wearing an oxygen mask and standing next to bottled oygen in its carrying frame on the actual summit of K2, this is the crux of the matter. If the oxygen had run-out as stated some 600ft lower (because of Bonatti) then the oxygen equipment would have been dumped. There would be no point in carrying empty cylinders to the summit. Bonatti was accused of having used some of the oxygen the previous evening (something that he could not have done as he had no regulator for the equipment).
 * Everybody knows Bonatti was right, even the Club Alpino Italiano, now that Desio is dead, has acknowledged this.--93.40.106.228 (talk) 11:52, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Clearly this page need some improvement. Bonatti was absolutely right and these days there is no more controversy. Everything has been largely explained and various sources exist in support. I will work on this page asap. --Silvio1973 (talk) 18:56, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Not Tito Gobbi!
I doubt that even Walter Bonatti would contemplate doing a major alpine first ascent with an opera singer. I rather think the East face of the Grand Pilier d'Angle was done with the well known Courmayeur guide, Toni Gobbi. At least that's what Chapter 11 of On the Heights says. 96.54.32.44 (talk) 00:52, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

OK I have to put myself at work
Clearly this page is not as good as it should be. And someone like Bonatti deserves much better. He was one of the two of three best alpinists of the 20th century. --Silvio1973 (talk) 22:25, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

You could start by erasing the photo captioned as "Bonatti and Erich Abram". It is actually a photo of the great Sud-Tirolian climber Reinhold Messner with Abram. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.18.98.117 (talk) 18:01, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Dear IP user don't talk rubbish. I did not put that photo, but however the climber in the picture is Walter Bonatti, not Reinhold Messner. --Silvio1973 (talk) 10:00, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Books
The name of some books have not been translated. Should I report only the original name or put in brackets the translation (but in that case the translation does not correpond to a book with that titles). Thank you for your help. --Silvio1973 (talk) 09:25, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

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Sunny conditions at 4am on Christmas
Article claims: Both parties started their respective climbs at 4am on Christmas Day in clear sunny conditions. This seems strange. I assume there is no alpine sun, not even on a very high mountain, at that time of the day in December. :) Fomalhaut76 (talk) 08:28, 26 January 2018 (UTC)