Vittorio Sella

Vittorio Sella (1859 to 1943) was an Italian photographer and mountaineer whose photographs of mountains are regarded as some of the finest ever made. He was born in Biella in the foothills of the Alps and acquired his interest in alpinism from his uncle Quintino Sella. He made a number of significant climbs in the Alps, including the first winter ascents of the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa and the first winter traverse of Mont Blanc, and he took part in expeditions further afield, including three to the Caucasus, where a peak now bears his name, and one to Mount Saint Elias in Alaska.