Reinhold Messner All 14 Eight-Thousanders – No Specified Author

On 16 October 1986, Reinhold Messner successfully reached the 8511m summit of Lhotse in Nepal. With that he became the first man to stand on all 14 eight-thousand metre summits in the world – an unbelievable achievement and a sensation in mountaineering history. What motivated Messner to be so dedicated in pursuit of his goal, despite unbelievable hardships, to keep confronting danger and death, loneliness and self-doubt? What thoughts and feelings occupied him when faced with his inner self and the highest mountains of the world? The answers to these questions can be found in this book – Reinhold Messner’s quite individual method of tackling unusual problems. You will get a glimpse of the preparation, organisation and running of an expedition, and share special moments on the summits of the eight-thousanders. You will learn to know Reinhold Messner, sharing the day-today experiences of a climber who has pushed himself and Alpinism to new dimensions.
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