The Club Alpino Italiano is the senior Italian alpine club which stages climbing competitions, operates alpine huts, marks and maintains paths, and is active in protecting the Alpine environment.
Publishing activity
Among many other publications the Club Alpino Italiano, along with Touring Club Italiano, published between 1908 and 2013 the ''Guida dei Monti d'Italia (in English Guidebook to the Italian mountains''), a series of guidebooks covering all the mountain ranges of Italy. == Influence on Italian Army uniforms ==
Influence on Italian Army uniforms
Italian military troops adopted a grey-green uniform during World War I. Luigi Brioschi, president of the Milanese section of the C.A.I. (Italian Alpine Club) in 1905 introduced a combat uniform more suitable for a modern war, replacing the showy uniforms of the Royal Sardinian Army. Brioschi demonstrated that the grey uniforms were less visible by opponent snipers, therefore, the project was financed. ==References==