Foundation of the Club Alpino Italiano The Club Alpino Italiano, a gentlemen’s hiking group, was founded. Tags: conservation development explorations mountaineering science Themes: Environmental Knowledge Environmental Movements Regions: Turin Related Links: Homepage of the Club Alpino Italiano Piccioni, Luigi. “Nature, Beauty, Tourism: The Concurrent Roots of Abruzzo National Park.” Arcadia Spring 2016, no. 3.