Even today, in the East as well as in the West, the name of this intrepid Italian explorer and insatiable researcher is wrapped in an aura of legend. When the capital of Tibet was still the mythical "Forbidden City", a mysterious destination for the most adventurous explorers, when Nepal was covered with forests and swamps, swarming with dangerous beasts and forbidden to foreigners, when Italy was ruled by the Fascist regime greedily eyeing potential colonial possessions in Asia, a learned and adventurous man, the perfect embodiment of the virile ideals of that age, was able to enter, alone, where no Western man had set foot before: crossing glittering peaks of snow, desolate deserts and ruins of ancient cities, constantly challenging himself, he discovered archaeological treasures from past civilizations.
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