  – ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁tw enti eth - century ▁Italian ▁mountain ▁clim ber ▁and ▁expl orer . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁first ▁Italian ▁expedition ▁to ▁clim b ▁Mount ▁Ever est . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Franco ▁Mon z ino ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁Italian ▁super market ▁chain ▁St anda . ▁ ▁Life ▁Mon z ino ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁in ▁Milan . ▁In ▁his ▁early ▁tw ent ies ▁he ▁clim bed ▁the ▁M atter horn . ▁Sub sequently ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁exped itions ▁to ▁places ▁including ▁Pat ag onia , ▁Equ atorial ▁Africa , ▁Green land , ▁the ▁North ▁P ole ▁and ▁the ▁H imal aya , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁following ▁in ▁the ▁foot steps ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁expl orer ▁and ▁mount aine er ▁Luigi ▁Am ede o , ▁Duke ▁of ▁the ▁Ab ru z zi ▁( 1 8 7 3 – 1 9 3 3 ). ▁ ▁Mon z ino ▁died ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁at ▁the ▁Villa ▁del ▁Bal bian ello ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁Lake ▁Como , ▁which ▁he ▁bought ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁from ▁the ▁he irs ▁of ▁Butler ▁Am es . ▁Mon z ino ▁w illed ▁Villa ▁del ▁Bal bian ello ▁to ▁the ▁F ondo ▁per ▁l ' Am b iente ▁Ital iano . ▁ ▁The