Denis Trento Explained

Denis Trento
Birth Date:	2 June 1982
Birth Place:	Aosta, Italy
Death Place:	La Salle, Aosta Valley, Italy
Nationality:	Italy

Denis Trento (2 June 1982 – 3 May 2024) was an Italian ski mountaineer and mountain guide.

He was known for his wins at some of Europe's top mountaineering competitions, including the Adamello in 2008, the Tour du Rutor in 2009 and 2011, and the European team championship and Mezzalama Trophy in 2009.^[1] He began competing in ski mountaineering as an athlete at the Army Sports Center in Courmayeur, as a member of the Centro Sportivo Esercito.^{[2] [3]}

After retiring from competition, in 2015 he became a mountain guide.^[4] He continued mountaineering, putting up speed ascents across the Aosta Valley,^[5] and beyond, including the Grandes Jorasses,^{[6] [7]} Monte Rosa,^[8] Mont Blanc's Innominata ridge,^[9] and Mount Brouillard.^[2]

In 2020, alongside speed climber Filip Babicz, he climbed the Frêney pillar of Mont Blanc in a round trip ascent and descent in less than 24 hours.^{[10] [11]}

Accident

Trento died as the result of a fall on the north face of Mount Paramont in La Salle, on 3 May 2024, at the age of 41.^[12] The cause of the fall was unknown, but as he was wearing crampons, it was theorized he was traversing a difficult passage at the time of the accident.

Selected results

• 2006:
  • 8th, World Championship vertical race
• 2007:
  • 1st, European Championship relay race (together with Dennis Brunod, Manfred Reichegger and Guido Giacomelli)
• 2008:
  • 1st, World Championship relay race (together with Dennis Brunod, Manfred Reichegger and Martin Riz)
• 2009:
  • 1st, European Championship team race (together with Matteo Eydallin)
  • 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Matteo Eydallin)^[13]
  • 1st, Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis" (together with Matteo Eydallin)^[14]
  • 2nd, Dachstein Xtreme^[15]
  • 9th, European Championship single race
• 2010:
  • 1st, Trophée des Gastlosen (ISMF World Cup), together with Guido Giacomelli^[16]
• 2011:
  • 1st, World Championship team race, together with Matteo Eydallin
  • 1st, World Championship relay, together with Manfred Reichegger, Robert Antonioli and Matteo Eydallin
  • 5th, World Championship vertical, total ranking
  • 6th, World Championship single race
  • 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Matteo Eydallin)
• 2012:
  • 6th, European Championship team, together with Matteo Eydallin
  • 1st, Rollandoz Trophy^[17]
• 2022
  • 1st, Morgex K1000 vertical race^[18]

Pierra Menta

See main article: Pierra Menta.

• 2006: 4th, together with Tony Sbalbi
• 2007: 5th, together with Tony Sbalbi
• 2009: 2nd, together with Matteo Eydallin
• 2011: 3rd, together with Matteo Eydallin
• 2012: 2nd, together with Matteo Eydallin^[19]

Trofeo Mezzalama

See main article: Trofeo Mezzalama.

• 2005: 6th, together with Nicola Invernizzi and Alain Seletto
• 2007: 3rd, together with Manfred Reichegger and Dennis Brunod
• 2009: 1st, together with Manfred Reichegger and Matteo Eydallin

External links

• Denis Trento bei Skimountaineering.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: Montagnes . Le skieur-alpiniste italien Denis Trento est mort en montagne . 2024-06-27 . Montagnes Magazine : actu montagne, Himalaya et test de matériel d’alpinisme, ski rando et de randonnée . fr.
2. Web site: Ski mountaineering giant Denis Trento perishes in Italian Alps . 2024-06-27 . PlanetMountain.com.
3. Web site: 2024-05-06 . Ciao Denis Trento, Italian ski-mountaineering legend . 2024-06-27 . Alpine Mag International Magazine . en-US.
4. Web site: Una serata con la guida alpina Denis Trento . 2024-06-27 . www.caitorino.it.
5. Web site: Denis Trento and his exceptional spring ski mountaineering in Valle d'Aosta . 2024-06-27 . PlanetMountain.com.
6. Web site: Grandes Jorasses Pointe Whymper / Denis Trento skis SW Couloir . 2024-06-27 . PlanetMountain.com.
7. Web site: 2016-09-08 . Denis Trento in 9h27′ su Rochefort e Jorasses . 2024-06-27 . Skialper magazine . it-IT.
8. Web site: Monte Rosa Express clocked up by Denis Trento and Robert Antonioli . 2024-06-27 . PlanetMountain.com.
9. Web site: Innominata Ridge Speed: Denis Trento and Robert Antonioli race up Mont Blanc . 2024-06-27 . PlanetMountain.com.
10. Web site: Montagnes . Frêney, Peuterey, Brouillard : un été chaud sur le versant sud du mont Blanc . 2024-06-27 . Montagnes Magazine : actu montagne, Himalaya et test de matériel d’alpinisme, ski rando et de randonnée . fr.
11. Web site: Filip Babicz i Denis Trento na Centralnym Filarze Frêney w stylu one push . 2024-06-27 . pl-PL.
12. News: Scivola e muore durante una gita con le pelli: addio a Denis Trento, campione di scialpinismo . 3 May 2024 . Dire . 3 May 2024 . Italian .
13. Web site: Tour du Rutor . 11 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216190753/http://www.newspower.it/comunicati/TourDuRutor/AlbodoroTourduRutor.rtf . 16 February 2012 . dead .
14. http://www.trofeorinaldomaffeis.it/htm/contenuti.php?ID=53&M=37 Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"
15. http://www.mountains2b.com/1400-Dachstein_Xtreme_2009_Grandioses_Saisonfinale_fuer-,e_94329,r_11058.htm Dachstein Xtreme 2009: Grandioses Saisonfinale für die Skibergsteiger-Elite
16. http://www.gastlosen.com/2010/resultats/gast_2010_resultats_ismf.pdf 2010 Trophée des Gastlosen
17. Web site: 2012-04-17 . Denis Trento vince il 38^ Trofeo Rollandoz . 2024-06-27 . Skialper magazine . it-IT.
18. Web site: 2022-08-13 . Il K1000 serale di Morgex a Denis Trento e Gloriana Pellissier . 2024-06-27 . Licony Trail . it-IT.
19. Web site: Pierra Menta 2012 . 25 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120417040824/http://www.pierramenta.com/images/2012/PM2012-cltgendimanche.pdf . 17 April 2012 . dead .