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Reinhold Andreas Messner (German: [ˈʁaɪnhɔlt ˈmɛsnɐ]; born 17 September 1944) is an Italian climber, explorer, and author from South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along with Peter Habeler , the first ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen.
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- First solo ascent of Mount Everest and first ascent without supplemental oxygen
- First to climb all 14 eight-thousanders
Mar 26, 2024 · Reinhold Messner is a mountain climber and polar trekker who was renowned for his pioneering and difficult ascents of the world’s highest peaks. In 1978 he and Austrian Peter Habeler were the first to climb Mount Everest (29,035 feet [8,850 metres]; see Researcher’s Note: Height of Mount Everest),
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Dec 1, 2021 · Reinhold Messner is the greatest mountaineer on Earth, having summited Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen in 1978. He also conquered the highest peaks in the Dolomites and the Swiss Alps, and faced the challenge of Nanga Parbat, the second highest mountain in Pakistan. Learn about his life, achievements, and legacy from this biography.
Aug 1, 2019 · Watch a video interview with legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner, who summited all 14 of the 8,000-meter peaks and crossed Greenland, Gobi, and Antarctica. He shares his insights on what makes for true adventure, how to overcome challenges, and why he changed directions over the course of his life.
Aug 30, 2020 · Reinhold Messner was the first person to climb them all. Before he passed that landmark, in 1986, he also became the first man to solo an 8,000-metre peak from base camp, when he reconquered Nanga ...
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Feb 24, 2015 · Reinhold Messner at his castle in the South Tyrol region of Italy, where he grew up (2012) When my father was a small boy, his father, a Norwegian engineer, ...
