(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 19 – The Fmsi flag is leaving for a new conquest: Makalù, the fifth highest peak in the world. The Italian Sports Medical Federation, whose statute provides, among other things, activities for the promotion and implementation of scientific and applied research in the various fields of Sports Medicine, will support the enterprise of mountaineers Roberto Manni and Silvio Mondinelli, who will try the climb of a of the most feared and complicated peaks of the Himalayas.
After Everest, K2, Lhotse and Kangchenjunga, Makalù is one of the most sought-after destinations by mountaineers and climbers: venturing to that peak is undoubtedly an undertaking, due to its isolated position, which makes it particularly prone to the strong Himalayan winds, and for the need to overcome the greatest difference in altitude, since it starts from 470 meters from Thumlingtar to reach the 8,463 meters of the summit. Manni and Mondinelli are two of the most expert Italian climbers and among the few in the world to have already reached 8,000, even without the use of oxygen cylinders: Mondinelli, known as “Gnaro”, had already reached all fourteen in 2007 8,000 without the use of supplemental oxygen, making the ascent seven more times over 8,000, and today he will attempt the ascent for the 22nd time. “For the Italian Sports Medical Federation – explains the president Maurizio Casasco – it is a great honor to brand this expedition and study its scientific aspects. The Fmsi is in fact interested in investigating the relationship between mind and muscle in extreme environments and has defined a specific sports medical examination protocol, which involves carrying out physiological tests for monitoring conditional skills and assessing physical and performance performance in mountaineers, in collaboration with the Coni Institute of Sports Science and the Institute of Medicine of Sport of Sport and Health “. Silvio Mondelli is already in Nepal, Roberto Manni will join him today, April 19th. A few days later, he will begin the long climb that will take them to base camp, to then attempt the summit, after about a month of physiological adaptation. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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