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Il Primo Alpinista: La storia di Francesco De Marchi e la scalata del Corno Monte, il cuore del Gran Sasso
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ISBN13: 9798197109408
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 15 2026
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: Italian
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 15 2026
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: Italian
Oltre due secoli prima della conquista del Monte Bianco, un uomo aveva già sfidato il cielo. Siamo nell'agosto del 1573. In un'epoca in cui le montagne sono ancora considerate aberrazioni inospitali della Terra, regni oscuri di demoni e lupi, un ingegnere militare di quasi settant'anni decide di compiere l'impensabile. Il suo nome è Francesco De Marchi, un uomo la cui pelle è impregnata dell'odore della polvere da sparo e che serve lealmente La Madama, Margherita d'Austria, nella potente corte farnesiana dell'Aquila. Afflitto da un'insaziabile malattia della curiosità , l'anziano architetto decide che i calcoli su pergamena non gli bastano più. Il suo sguardo è attratto inesorabilmente dal gigante di pietra che domina l'orizzonte: il Corno Monte, il cuore maestoso di quello che oggi conosciamo come Gran Sasso d'Italia. In un'Italia rinascimentale ingabbiata da rigide etichette sociali, l'illustre intellettuale si spoglia del suo rango per affidare la propria vita a una ruvida corda di canapa e all'istinto di un cacciatore di camosci locale. Insieme, daranno vita alla prima, vera e inimmaginabile scalata della storia. Un'impresa talmente visionaria e incomprensibile per i suoi contemporanei che De Marchi sarà costretto a nasconderne il resoconto all'interno di un voluminoso trattato di architettura militare. In questo saggio narrativo dal ritmo incalzante e dall'atmosfera immersiva, Aldo Diomedes ci trascina fuori dai rassicuranti salotti del Cinquecento per gettarci sulla nuda e spietata roccia dell'Appennino. Cosa scoprirai tra queste pagine:
Un antieroe indimenticabile: Dimentica i giovani e aitanti cavalieri; seguirai i passi faticosi di un uomo di 69 anni, mosso da un'urgenza modernissima e da una pura sete di conoscenza.
Un affresco storico vivido: Gli intrighi, i palazzi e le rigide atmosfere della corte di Margherita d'Austria all'Aquila.
Il ribaltamento della storia: La dimostrazione documentata che l'alpinismo moderno non è nato sulle nevi francesi nel 1786, ma in Italia, nel 1573.
La doppia anima della montagna: Il fascino antico e misterioso del Corno Monte unito all'epicità e all'imponenza del Gran Sasso. Preparati a lasciare la sicurezza della pianura. Il vento di tramontana fischia e la roccia attende.
Un affresco storico vivido: Gli intrighi, i palazzi e le rigide atmosfere della corte di Margherita d'Austria all'Aquila.
Il ribaltamento della storia: La dimostrazione documentata che l'alpinismo moderno non è nato sulle nevi francesi nel 1786, ma in Italia, nel 1573.
La doppia anima della montagna: Il fascino antico e misterioso del Corno Monte unito all'epicità e all'imponenza del Gran Sasso. Preparati a lasciare la sicurezza della pianura. Il vento di tramontana fischia e la roccia attende.
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