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          Compagnoni was born at the start of the first world war, in Santa Caterina Valfurva in the Ortler Alps.

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        2. Achille Compagnoni (26 September – 13 May ) was an Italian mountaineer and skier.
        3. Born on 26 September in Valfurva, Sondria, Compagnoni began a military career in the Alpini corps before working as a mountain guide and ski instructor.
        4. Achille Compagnoni was born on 26 September in Santa Caterina di Valfurva, Lombardy, Italy.

          5. Achille Compagnoni (26 September – 13 May ) was an Italian mountaineer and skier..

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          Achille Compagnoni

          Compagnoni at the world premiere of Italia K2 on 25 March 1955

          Born(1914-09-26)26 September 1914
          Santa Caterina di Valfurva, Italy
          Died13 May 2009(2009-05-13) (aged 94)
          Aosta, Italy

          Achille Compagnoni (26 September 1914 – 13 May 2009) was an Italian mountaineer and skier.

          Together with Lino Lacedelli on 31 July 1954 he was in the first party to reach the summit of K2.

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          Compagnoni on the summit of K2 on 31 July 1954

          Compagnoni was born in Santa Caterina di Valfurva, Sondrio, Lombardy.

          On the successful K2 expedition, Compagnoni's decision to place the final camp (IX) at a higher location than formerly agreed was a source of controversy.

          Compagnoni alleged that Walter Bonatti had used some of the oxygen supply intended for the summit, causing it to run out on summit day. Walter Bonatti disputed this, and was cleared in the Italian courts in 1964.

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