Reinhold Messner: My Life At The Limit
Description
"Condenses a lifetime of climbing achievement into 272 pages of nerve-wracking reading ... As an example of a life well-lived, of talent exploited, of determination and refusal to compromise one's values, the life of Reinhold Messner is irreproachable." -- Mark Twight
Famed mountaineer Reinhold Messner has had plenty of "most intense experiences," including being the first person to climb the fourteen 8000-meter peaks--all without the use of supplemental oxygen or high-altitude porters. In addition to his renowned climbing exploits and extreme expeditions, he is the bestselling author of more than sixty books and the founder of the Messner Mountain Museums, a collection of six European museums centered around mountain themes.
Published for the first time in English, Reinhold Messner: My Life at the Limit is, perhaps, the most personal and reflective of all Herr Messner’s books. Guided by the probing and insightful questions of Berlin- and London-based journalist Thomas Hüetlin, Messner reveals a more vulnerable and human side of his personality that has rarely been so openly displayed. He shares not only stories of heroic adventure and tragic loss, but also details of his day-to-day life and his views on such diverse topics as family, organic farming, the yeti, European politics, religion, the legacy of George Mallory, and the inspiration for his multiple museums.
Fellow climber Conrad Anker has said of Messner’s solo ascent of Everest, "It was like landing on the moon. After that, everything else kind of pales in comparison." In this compelling new autobiography, Messner shows us just why that one accomplishment deserves our universal wonder--and just how much more there has been in his amazing life.
Famed mountaineer Reinhold Messner has had plenty of "most intense experiences," including being the first person to climb the fourteen 8000-meter peaks--all without the use of supplemental oxygen or high-altitude porters. In addition to his renowned climbing exploits and extreme expeditions, he is the bestselling author of more than sixty books and the founder of the Messner Mountain Museums, a collection of six European museums centered around mountain themes.
Published for the first time in English, Reinhold Messner: My Life at the Limit is, perhaps, the most personal and reflective of all Herr Messner’s books. Guided by the probing and insightful questions of Berlin- and London-based journalist Thomas Hüetlin, Messner reveals a more vulnerable and human side of his personality that has rarely been so openly displayed. He shares not only stories of heroic adventure and tragic loss, but also details of his day-to-day life and his views on such diverse topics as family, organic farming, the yeti, European politics, religion, the legacy of George Mallory, and the inspiration for his multiple museums.
Fellow climber Conrad Anker has said of Messner’s solo ascent of Everest, "It was like landing on the moon. After that, everything else kind of pales in comparison." In this compelling new autobiography, Messner shows us just why that one accomplishment deserves our universal wonder--and just how much more there has been in his amazing life.
Contributors
with Thomas Hüetlin
