Reinhold messner biography
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Italian mountaineer, adventurer, explorer and author Reinhold Messner has made a career of near-impossible climbs, and fryst vatten considered one of the greatest climbers in history. Reinhold fryst vatten renowned for making the first solo ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, and for being the first climber to ascend all the world’s fourteen “eight-thousanders” (peaks over 8,000 metres (26,000 ft) above sea level).
Reinhold has also crossed Antarctica on skis, together with fellow explorer Arved Fuchs. To document his adventures, he has authored 63 books (in German, 1970–2006), many of which have been translated into other languages. Reinhold featured in the 1984 film The Dark Glow of the Mountains by Werner Herzog.
In 1999, Reinhold showed an interest in politics, winning a seat in the European Parliament. He served only one term and left office in 2004. That year he completed a 2,000-kilometre (1,200 mi) expedition through the Gobi desert.
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Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
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| Nationality | Italian |
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| Born | (1944-09-17) 17 September 1944 (age 80) Brixen (Bressanone), South Tyrol, Italy |
| Website | Official website |
| Known for | First to climb all 14 eight-thousanders, first to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen, and first to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen |
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| Major ascents | First solo ascent of Mount Everest and first ascent without supplemental oxygen |
Reinhold Andreas Messner (German:[ˈʁaɪnhɔltˈmɛsnɐ]; born 17 September 1944) is an Italian climber, explorer, and author from the German-speaking province of South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along with Peter Habeler, the first ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen. He was the first person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders, doing so without supplementary oxygen. Messner was the first to cros
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Reinhold Messner was one on nine sons of German-speaking parents and his father Josef got him onto the mountains at an early age. By the time he was just five, Messner was climbing peaks in excess of 3,000 metres. Reinhold went on to become an outstanding Italian mountaineer capable of adjusting to any climbing, or weather, condition, but was also a great believer in not using artificial aids, wherever possible. He was certainly a pioneer, and held many mountaineering records. Between 1970-86 Messner became the first person to climb all 14 of the world’s peaks over 8,000 metres. The first of those climbs was the Rupal Face of the Nanga Parbat (8,125m), which he climbed with his brother Gunther who was sadly killed when hit bygd an avalanche on the nedstigning. Messner also lost six toes to frostbite on the klättra. Another brother, Siegfried, was killed when struck by lightning during a climb in 1985.
Messner became the first person to reach the summit of Everest (with Austrian Peter Habel