From the point of view of time in the valley's mountaineering history, I would define myself being part of the intermediate generation, that is, of transition between the past and the future. When I was born, Italy was in full swing later war and aimed at reconstruction and economic development; the Val di Fassa began to understand that tourism could become an alternative source for more income; the SS 48 not yet paved and the Fedaia pass could only be reached on foot from Pian Trevisan; in Campitello the great chairlift of the Col Rodella turned undaunted and in the winter village the old ski-lift skilift was my favorite leisure. I did it in time to meet Luigi Micheluzzi, Gian Battista Vinatzer, don Tita Soraruf and to climb together with Bepi Defrancesc.
I had time to climb with stiff boots, with stirrups and to do shoulder safe; the first low harness appeared in Val di Fassa, later my travels to England in 1979 I imported some Williams of the Trolls and some homemade nut prototypes (then climbed to Stanege Edge on the Peak Distict in the trad more trad you can imagine, they didn't exist still the friends). I had the time to experience a mountain atmosphere as only in those years it was possible, authentic and genuine, rich in ideas and altruism, the guides formed a group and were close-knit (the Ciamorces group was born).
I had time to plant the first bolts of the Sarca valley (see crag of the New Horizons) and to open the mythical Mescalito on the Rupe Secca in Arco. But I also had time to get rid of all the burden of the past, accepting the future, to live with fervor and determination on the present.
Now at the threshold of 60 years I climb and ski still with dexterity and occasionally I still get rid of some rock line that I had failed to close in youth. I spent all my time existence in val di Fassa, although not disdaining some nice journey and extra-European adventure.
I still live with my family in Campitello di Fassa where over the years we have managed to build a small residence with vacation apartments for vacationers. Actually my destiny would have been to become a hotelier, in fact when I was born my family ran the Hotel Agnello in Campitello and a few years later we moved to our own Villa Campitello hotel. I lived my first twenty years in the hotel, long enough to understand that that kind of life was not made for me and just reached the age of reason I made the choice to become ski instructor and mountain guide and to take the road more suitable for me. Back to 1983 was first extra-European trip to the United States, to the "conquest" of the Yosemite Valley, so many others will follow. Between one pause and the other I have completed my studies (physical education in Urbino) and completed my career in the snow by passing the trainer exams for the Alpine Ski Federation and mountain guide instructor for people who want tobecome a mountain guide. As a coach I practiced at the beginning for the legendary ski club Marmolada and later for the Fassa ski team; in the nineties there was also one short parenthesis as director of the Campitello ski school, in which currently I still work during the high season.
At the beginning of 2000 I found myself part of the faculty of the Tione's avant-garde scientific high school as responsible for the mountain sector. My last interesting assignment in recent years was as a teacher during the courses for ski instructors about free-ride specialization, a lot of activities interesting and satisfying. In practice, a very varied life lived, mountaineering and not; I really like the new experiences and get in continuous play, keeping motivation high and the desire to improve; important to move in contact with nature, in the mountains, at the sign of comparison, in contact with young people, hoping every day to be able to take home something new and interesting. I do not prefer one discipline in particular, but they are, as they say in jargon, an allrounder; space from rock and ice climbing (drytooling) to skiing mountaineering and off-piste, in other words I follow the seasons and the inspiration.
It is my whole life that I engage in these activities and I do it with great passion; I can still have fun and entertain those who come with me; the all without neglecting the security that for me is always in the first place. My mountaineering and professional curriculum is made up of many ways, I am over 40 years that I spend 250 days a year in the mountains.
My professional curriculum consists of now thousands of ascents and repetitions in the Dolomites and the Alps: Marmolada, 3 Cime, Tofane ... Monte Bianco, Cervino. Badile ... Grossglocner, Wildspitze, Bernina, Palu ... Gran Sasso, Sardinia, Sicily ... Greece, Croatia, Norway, Spain ... El Capitan and Half Dome (Yosemite), Ben Nevis (Scotland). Several Expeditions: Denali (Alaska), Ama Dablam, Cho Oyu e Manaslu (Nepal), Shivling (India), Cotopaxi and Chimborazo (Equador), Patagonia, Peru, Canada.
In conclusion a lot of experience and passion to be transmitted!
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