Ardito Desio

Work : None | Fired/Laid off/Quit 1972 (Left the Institute of Geology) | Social : None | End a program of study 1920 (Degree in natural sciences) | Work : None | Begin Major Project 1954 (Organized expedition to Kilimanjaro) | Work : None | Begin Major Project 1987 (Organized expedition to Nepal) | Notable : Famous | Founder/ originator (Institute of Geology) | Vocation : Travel | Adventurer | Vocation : Travel | Explorer (Alpinist, mountaineer) | Traits : Body | Constitution hardy (Still mountain climbing after age 90) | Personal : Death | Long life more than 80 yrs (Centenarian) | Vocation : Military | Military service (Alpine Brigade, WW I)