Egon Bernasconi

For more than 20 years I have been a fanatical climber; I have climbed a bit all over the World: Namibia, Madagascar, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina. I have traveled the length and breadth of Europe sampling as much rock as possible. In 2007 I discovered the world of bolting by equipping the magnificent Brontallo wall. The electrifying game of exploring and opening new routes enraptures me, and in the course of 17 years of activity I have opened almost 1,000 routes and several multipitchs. Also in 2007 with some friends I founded the group Picalciot, with the aim of promoting climbing in Ticino and especially in Valle Maggia. The collaboration with the great mountain director Fulvio Mariani produced 2 interesting documentaries related to my vertical activity: "Egon's granite" and "Matematic Rock". In 2021 my first book, the climbing guidebook "Ticino Rock Falesie" published by Versante Sud, will be released. A new edition is planned in 2024. I am a mathematician and have been teaching since 2005 in Ticino High Schools. Teaching is part of my life. In 2022 I also started training as a climbing instructor, which will lead me to obtain a federal license. I live in Giumaglio in Vallemaggia with my wife Julia, our son Nahuel and our dog Manush.