History
The events were originally sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC). The first official world mastership of the ISMC was carried out in the "International Year of Mountains" (2002), declared by the United Nations. The championship was held in Serre Chevalier, France, from January 24 to January 27, 2002. Prior the Italian Trofeo Mezzalama was held as "World Championship of Ski Mountaineering" with the classes "Civilians", "Soldiers" and "Mountain guides" in 1975. Because the ISMC merged into the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) in 2008, the next championships were sanctioned by the ISMF. In 2011, the originally planned 9th edition of the European Championships of Ski Mountaineering at last was held as 6th edition of the World Championships.
| Medalist teams of the 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "civilian teams" | Renzo Meynet | Osvaldo Ronc | Mirko Stangalino | |
| "military teams" | Angelo Genuin | Bruno Bonaldi | Luigi "Gigi" Weiss | |
| Gianfranco Stella | Aldo Stella | Leo Vidi | ||
| Willy Bertin | Felice Darioli | Fabrizio Pedranzini | ||
| "mountain guides" | Oreste Squinobal | Arturo Squinobal | Lorenzo Squinobal | |
Further venues of the ISMC World Championships were the Aran Valley (Spain) in 2004, the Italian Province of Cuneo in 2006, and Portes du Soleil (Switzerland) in 2008. The 2010 mastership will take place in the region of Gran Valira, Andorra, and the 2012 World Championship in Schladming (Austria). The World Championships are supported by the national organizations of the carrying out countries.
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