Our mountaineering expert considers the world’s greatest mountaineers throughout history, as well as casting an eye on those ...

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Reinhold Messner speaks about his adventures, his gear, his collaboration with watchmaker Montblanc and more. Skip to main content. Open menu. Gear Patrol. Search. ... [Walter] Bonatti was the leading ...

Messner’s first 8,000-meter climb was tinged with tragedy and marred by controversy. In 1970, brothers Reinhold and Günther made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat’s hugely challenging Rupal ...

Archive piece from 2016. Ed Caesar's book, The Moth and the Mountain, will be released on 12th November 2020. You can pre-order it here. Reinhold and Günther Messner were raised by the mountains ...

M oments after the elation of reaching the summit of Nanga Parbat at sunset alongside his younger brother, Gunther, Reinhold Messner’s descent into despair began.. At 8,126 metres, on top of the ...