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Literally, the translation is "toward the top." Pier Giorgio actually wrote these words himself on the back of the photo which was taken by a fellow climber on June 7, 1925. Because of Pier Giorgio's sudden death one month later, it turned out to be his last climb.
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It is a terse Italian phrase, scribbled onto a photograph in 1925 by the late Pier Giorgio Frassati. It remains not merely the key into his sanctified existence, but an insight into the true nature of climbing.
After what would become his final climb he wrote a simple note on a photograph: "Verso L'Alto", which means "to the heights." This phrase has since come to encapsulate his philosophy of mountaineering and his Catholic outlook on life and adventure.
Jan 25, 2024 · Un gruppo di giovani Cattolici universitari organizza un’escursione in montagna. Sono cinque ragazzi e tre ragazze, e tra loro Pier Giorgio Frassati, appartenente ad una delle famiglie più in vista e ricche della città. Inizia un viaggio che non è solo un’escursione naturalistica.
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Jun 23, 2011 · Pier Giorgio Frassati, Verso L'Alto. What was so unique and special about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati? He was born in 1901, at the turn of the last century in Turin, Italy.
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4 days ago · On the photo, Frassati wrote “Sunday, June 7, 1925,” and in Italian, “Verso l’alto,” which is sometimes also translated in English as “to the heights.” Farnese Cinema before the Italian premiere of “To the Top,” a film about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, on March 18, 2023.
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Mar 13, 2009 · “Al piedi del monte”- “at the base of the mountain”- he is gazing toward the heavens. On the photograph, Pier Giorgio Frassati later wrote another Italian phrase, “Verso l’alto,” which translates into English as “toward the top.”
