Mountain guide, ex-athlete of the Italian National Team.

He climbed his first 8a in 1986 with 'Il ricordo del tempo' in Sperlonga; the first 8b in 1988 with 'La rose et le vampire' in France. his first 8c in 1994 con 'Il corvo' in Ferentillo; the first 9a 'Hugh' to Eaux Clairs in France in 2001, the first route of this grade climbed by an italian.