Melissa Paganelli
TRAIL RUNNING
Italian kickboxing and boxing champion, Melissa Paganelli entered the mountain world in 2017 with trail running.
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The desire to stretch distances and undertake new adventures is immediate! In 2021, she leaves to discover mountaineering and ski-mountaineering... This ultra-trailer, skyrunning enthusiast, has no limits but the sky!
Key Achievements
- Victory of the Gran Trail Orobie 2017
- 2nd place in the Tor des Géants 2021
- 1st place in the Skymarathon Vesuvius
- 3rd in the Scenic Trail
Future Projects
- Giant's Tor
- Cervino Ultratrail
Interview with Melissa
3 words that define you as an athlete?
Determined. Tenacious. Enthusiastic.
3 values that fit you as a person?
Friendly, selfless, kind.
Why do you feel you belong to the Cimalp family?
I immediately liked the contact and the first exchanges with the team in Italy. The desire to share my adventures and support me in my projects. In all simplicity, without pressure. I immediately felt "at home"!
Your best and worst mountain memories and why?
I'm lucky enough to have never experienced a disaster. So even the difficult moments are good memories because they are moments that helped me to build myself, to understand myself. Any mountain experience is a beautiful thing because it makes you a better person.
What do mountains inspire you to do?
Freedom.
What is your relationship to the environment and ecology?
I try to be as mindful as possible of everyday actions.
Another great passion/talent besides sports?
Boxing.