Two faces of solitude: the browser and the climbers
Alex Bellini and Marco Confortola compare their two worlds. Friday, September 18, 2009 in Poschiavo.
Two of the most famous sports Valtellina discuss their adventures on the stage of human sports and gyms in Santa Maria Poschiavo, starting from 20 hours (opening case to 19), in an evening that promises high-octane . Films, stories, anecdotes, memories of moments of joy and despair are the main ingredients that allow you to discover the true values \u200b\u200bof sport and life. 
across the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and the Pacific with a rowing boat is an undertaking that probably more suited to the dreams of a catfish than a "mountain." Down from Aprica, a town known for its mountains, grab two oars and face the waves of the sea and the ocean may seem like the plot of a story by Jules Verne and instead is the true story of Alex Bellini. With his rowing boat was the first man to cross the Mediterranean and the first Italian to win the Atlantic and Pacific. His record also spent alone at sea, set during the crossing of the Pacific that has kept him away from the world for 294 days.
Marco Confortola, for its part, has remained true to its roots by developing a visceral love for the mountains. Known throughout the Valtellina for his qualities as a climber, mountaineer and mountain guide in Valfurva appreciated. In 2007, after conquering the most important peaks of the Alps, began his adventure in the Himalayas and conquer the first Valtellina, Everest (8848 m). In 2005 it was the turn of Shishsa (top central 8017 m) and the year after winning the main peak of the same mountain (8027 m). The same year also makes her the Annapurna (8091 m covered by the north side) and in 2007 he thwart the flag Valtellina on Cho Oyu (8200 m scaled up quickly: top-field base-camp in 26 hours) and the Broad Peak (8047 m). On August of 2008 Mark won the K2, but after the immense joy of success of the company, the tragedy ...
Marco Confortola on the summit of K2 
Alex and Mark, two sports in some ways diametrically opposed, but which have experienced emotions, situations and problems that could be called similar. One of all the loneliness, the circle of the forced Alex and Marco. Two faces of loneliness, which on September 18 in Poschiavo will compare the protagonists themselves. Making use of the two movies extreme sports enthusiasts will talk about their experiences with particular emphasis on accentuating the human side of their shipments. Motivations, thoughts, pride, stubbornness, anxiety and fears will be gutted and compared in a mix of strong feelings by adrenaline content.
Alex Bellini in good company
Leading the two most famous interpreters of the contemporary extreme sport Valtellina along this path will be present on stage the journalist Antonio Platz, director of "The Italian Grisons 'and de' The Tirano without Borders", which followed at a distance with pen in hand the vicissitudes of Alex and Marco, who will be well supported in the curiosity of the audience who may intervene at any time to ask questions.
chance - that offered by Livio Costa acting as coordinator, Valposchiavo Divers Association and the Italian Grisons - to get closer to these two great athletes and know them pretty in person.
"Two Faces of Solitude - Alex Bellini and Marco Confortola recount their experiences" will be staged on Friday, September 18, 2009, at 20, at the municipal gymnasium of the school Poschiavo.
The price of entrance fee amounts to CHF 15 .- / Euro 10 .- per adult and CHF 8 .- / Euro 5 .- for children under 16 years. The case will open at 19 and places are limited. There is no presale.
Men boundless
Conference Alex Bellini and Marco Confortola at the gymnasium of the municipal school of St. Maria 
Alex Bellini and Marco Confortola two people are attracted to different destinations, but marked by the same spirit of sacrifice and adventure. The passion for extreme sports brought them to live surrounded by nature which have taken a particular instinctual sensitivity.
animal instinct that comes out in times of danger and survival, he manages to give you a humble approach towards life, making you appreciate the little things that it offers you every day. They carry out projects with tenacity and determination that is fixed, with the knowledge that they must pass tests the limits of human ability. A challenge against yourself, but also a continuous search of their inner being and his own. The two athletes were presented by Antonio Platz, director of the Italian Grisons, which skilfully tried to steal what is the engine that drives them to address these challenges. To this question have not been able to answer, but secure them there is a fire that ignites this vocation.
Back in 2001 Alex Bellini takes the Marathon des Sables is a stage race about 250 miles across the Moroccan Sahara Desert, in 2002 and later heads to Alaska in 2003 to pursue a foot race that follows the path of 'Iditarod (the famous race with the sled dogs). And then the following year he decided to ride the waves of the Atlantic Ocean with a rowing boat but this attempt fails. But a good mountaineer, as he himself says, do not give up and start from Genoa in 2005 and reaches Fortaleza (Northeast Brazil) along 10,000 km of sea and being in total isolation for over 226 days. The company has increased, however, February 21 2008, when Alex starts from Lima with his rowing boat intending to cross the Pacific Ocean, but after passing the island of Tonga contrary winds and currents make it back constantly thwarting his progress. With the announcement of bad weather, even if they are near the coast, Alex decides to abandon ship and let themselves be led to the port of New Castle (north of Sidney). In the movie it was possible to see some episodes of his voyages: the strong man that can smile in complete solitude to life and at the same time the weak man who would give up taken by anxiety and fatigue. 
Then we moved from the sea to the mountains and the large audience could see a video that shows the many undertakings made by Marco Confortola. Having become a mountain guide at a young age, he discovers that visceral love for the mountains that dragged him to tackle the highest peaks in the world. During the conference Confortola talks about his painful experience on the K2 and the struggle for survival under adverse conditions that determined by a mountain like this reserve. Reaching 8000 meters without the use of oxygen is not for everyone. The bad weather, rainfall and wind further complicate the climb to the summit. Then, taking advantage of a phase of high pressure, the various expeditions decided to climb to the summit. But the most difficult point (the bottleneck) precipitates a Serb died. Accumulate as two hours late to try to help others of the expedition that found in a state of distress. At the top come at 18:30 and then he and the Irishman Gerard O'Donnell nicknamed "Jesus" began the slow and difficult descent. 
After a night frost even bivouacked near the peak at -30 ° C, of \u200b\u200bcourse, doing everything not to fall asleep, get out and resume their road crossing of the members of another expedition in imminent danger of death . Both provide relief to the unfortunate consuming little energy he had left. At one point, "Jesus" mysteriously goes away without an explanation and Mark, thanks to a radio found on site, seeking help from two Sherpas informing them of the situation. At this point Mark is forced to descend to base camp alone. Then he hears the roar of pitiless avalanche that overwhelms the survivors and the Irish. Here here Mark understands that the aid provided did not help to save them. He, due to its physical condition, his willpower and another important component of how luck, managed to survive, although he will remain indelible in the memories of that tragedy, not only physical (he suffered an amputation part of the ten toes), but also interior. Two men who were able to maintain a mental focus in very tortuous and arduous. Two men, like many who decided to challenge themselves facing experiences that go beyond the concept of normality, changed out in the depths of the soul, thanks in part to hear this call of nature. Nature that is as fascinating as ruthless.
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