Danilo Galante

Danilo Galante, born December 28, 1953, and died May 4, 1975, was an Italian mountaineer and climber from the Piedmont valleys, closely associated with the "Nuovo Mattino" generation. "Nuovo Mattino," the "new dawn" of mountaineering, revolutionized climbing in the 1970s around Turin, in the Susa Valley, and the surrounding valleys. It was a movement of young climbers who favored free climbing on rock, the search for new lines, and a more playful and creative relationship with the mountain, seeking out challenges without necessarily aiming for the summit. This relationship, above all, fostered a deeper connection with the mountain, breaking with the more conquering, traditional style of mountaineering. In the accounts of his contemporaries, Galante emerges as one of the most inspired and promising figures of this revolution, a prominent member of the movement despite his very short life.