Il 29/1/1942, overwhelmed by a mass of snow at Camp Scindarella, lost his life at thirty Ignatius Dibona, mountain guide and ski in Cortina.
rescued three students hit by an avalanche, had undertaken to rescue three other skiers submerged before him, but with whom died tragically.
Born on 21/11/1911 in Cortina, was the eldest son of Angelo "Pilate", the symbol of the guides of Cortina. Ignatius played an honorable family tradition, that after him was carried on by brothers Dino and Fausto and his grandson Ivan, talented guides.
Fin da piccolo seguiva il padre alla base delle pareti, attendendone poi il ritorno dalle salite. Adolescente, iniziò la sua vita di rocciatore sulle crode di casa, salendo le pareti e le cime più impegnative col genitore poi con amici e colleghi.
Nel 1927, non ancora sedicenne, col padre e il fratello Fausto, di soli quattordici anni, salì la Via Dimai della Punta Fiames, dando la prima testimonianza documentata di una scalata di un buon livello.
A vent'anni, con Giovanni Barbaria “Zuchin” fu promosso guida alpina, coronando così il sogno della sua vita and starting a profession short but rewarding, in which he starred in numerous major climbs.
During his military service in the 7th Alpini Belluno, he distinguished himself leading his comrades on all crossings and climbing in the Dolomites.
Among his first, but not abundant skilled stand the "Center" on the wall S of Punta Fiames (1933, with Dima and Degasper), defined as "extraordinarily difficult, senior V", the corner of SE Croda Marcora (1933, with Apollonius and Barbara), the edge of the post N Siroka Pec (1935, with her father, Anna and Lipovec Escher, a passage di VI); la “Diretta Dibona” sulla Testa del Bartoldo (1937, col fratello Fausto ed Hermione Blandy).
Il suo capolavoro fu però la “Direttissima” sulla parete SE della Croda Rossa d’Ampezzo, tracciata in due giorni nel 1934 con Pietro Apollonio, che permise di risolvere un importante problema.
Furono molte le ripetizioni di vie di rilievo portate a termine dal “Pilato”, divenuto assai giovane anche maestro di sci. Col padre, Angelo Verzi e Emmy Mendl, compì nel 1929 la 1o^ salita della Via Miriam sulla Torre Grande d’Averau, ripetuta in seguito da solo in 17 minutes. With Archangel Dandrea and Renato Zardini, Dibona in 1932 he completed the 4th ascent of the "slot template", opened a month on the same tower and he did with Alfonso Tanner for the 9 th repetition.
summer of 1940 he tied the rope with his father to repeat two-way open to him with Luigi Rizzi and Mayer thirty years ago: the edge of the Great Oedstein N and N wall of the Cima Una - Einserkofel: neither should be left out the many rescue operations, for which he served Dibona is always with generosity and courage.
called to direct the school slopes of Campo Imperatore, with his strong character and friendly earned the esteem and affection of all customers. As soon as the accident happened, the brothers went down to Campo Imperatore, where they could "gather people from the mountains of Fascist Italy where they fell Ignatius, the unanimous expressions of mourning and general admiration" and brought " parents and the bride anguished solidarity in a world alien to them, but who joins them, to comfort them. "
In Cortina, the news of the death of one of the youngest and most talented local guides spread quickly: the "News Cortina on 30 January, the President of the Chamber of CAI Bepi Degregorio wrote a heartfelt obituary also reflected in the No 8-9 (June-July) of the magazine "The Alps".
Degregorio, according to the rhetoric of the time, concluded: "Ignatius Dibona you're not dead. Your figure of an athlete is fixed in the blue at the top of the wall of the hard life. You sure our rope in pure iron and snap it commands: forward. "
the funeral, celebrated on February 6 with the participation of the whole country, the body of Ignatius Dibona was transported back to the guides, accompanied by teachers Ski and followed by major local and provincial authorities, with representatives of the ANA, CAI and the pupils of Cortina.
impossible to do this in person, the family spoke publicly to thank the authorities L'Aquila, Cortina and Belluno, in CAI, guides, ski instructors and the participants in the mourning, which marked indelibly especially the father Angelo.
Today, as well as in his ways, some of which also forgotten, is remembered by Ignazio Dibona headstone in the cemetery commemorates Cortina guides and porters disappeared since 1886.
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