CLAUDIO ARTONI
Claudio has a background in Geology and Earth Sciences and he gained a PhD in Polar Sciences in 2024. He’s now the technical manager and snow scientist of the EuroCold Lab at the University of Milano – Bicocca.
From 2025 he’s a certified professional Polar Guide with experience in numerous expeditions both in the Arctic and Antarctica. Claudio loves being in the polar regions and carries on his passion as an Antarctic Ambassador.
A lover of nature, mountains, and snow, Claudio is also a national snow and avalanche instructor for the Italian Avalanche Service and a climbing instructor for the Sport Climbing Federation.
He serves as vice-president of the Avalanche Commission of the International Commissions for Alpine Rescue (ICAR) and he manage a working group on rescue and climate change.
Photographer and storyteller, he loves to convey the passion for his work during events and conferences.
Achievements:
- Certified professional PTGA Polar Guide
- Vice-president of the ICAR Avalanche Commission
- Youngest national instructor of snow and avalanches for the Italian Avalanche Service
- 2024 1st place in the “Reportage” category of the Photo contest “Life in Bicocca. Stories from the protagonists”
- 2023 American Avalanche Association Scholarship
- 2022 Station leader and safety manager of the Italian Research Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard Islands
- 2022 Lead scientist (glaciology) in the 38^ Expedition in Antarctica
- 2020 Reviewer of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) “Climate Change 2021: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability”, cross chapter “Polar Regions” at the Working Group WGII.
- 2010 Italian champion – Juniores team – Olimpic bow – Outdoor Archery Italian Championship