Club Alpino Italiano
Sport | mountaineering |
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Category | amateur athletic association |
Abbreviation | (CAI) |
Founded | 1863Turin | in
Regional affiliation | 507 sections |
Headquarters | Milan |
Official website | |
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The Club Alpino Italiano is the senior Italian
It was founded in
Its most famous achievement is the
The CAI operates 433
Publishing activity
Among many other publications the Club Alpino Italiano, along with Touring Club Italiano, published between 1908 and 2013 the Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in English Guidebook to the Italian mountains), a series of guidebooks covering all the mountain ranges of Italy.
Influence on Italian Army uniforms
Italian military troops adopted a grey-green uniform during World War I. Luigi Brioschi, president of the Milanese section of the C.A.I. (Italian Alpine Club) in 1905 introduced a combat uniform more suitable for a modern war, replacing the showy uniforms of the Royal Sardinian Army. Brioschi demonstrated that the grey uniforms were less visible by opponent snipers, therefore, the project was financed.
References
- ^ "Home-ita dicembre".
- ^ "322.022 Soci: Mai così tanti nella storia del Cai".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.cai.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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