| Cala Cimenti | |
| Birth Name: | Carlalberto Cimenti |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Turin, Italy |
| Death Place: | Susa Valley, Italy |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Spouse: | Erika Siffedri |
| Occupation: | Mountaineer |
Carlalberto "Cala" Cimenti (14 February 1975 – 8 February 2021) was an Italian mountaineer.[1]
A child prodigy of mountaineering, Cimenti climbed Mont Blanc with his father at age 12. In 2015, he became the first Italian to win a Snow Leopard award. He also climbed Nanga Parbat and Gasherbrum VII, where he saved the life of his friend, fellow mountaineer and former rugby player .[2]
Six days before his 46th birthday, Cimenti was killed by an avalanche in the Susa Valley with his friend, Patrick Negro.[3] He had been married to Erika Siffedri since 2018 and had a book published in 2020, titled Sdraiato in cima al mondo.