Reinhold Messner is one of the most celebrated climbers ever, his achievements are really impressive; The first solo climb on an 8,000 meter mountain, first alpine style ascent on an 8,000 meter mountain, first without supplemental oxygen to the top of Everest, first to climb Everest solo, first to make a traverse between two 8,000 meter mountains, first to climb all 14 8,000 meter mountains... This list is long and could be much longer!
	REINHOLD MESSNER BIOGRAPHY One of the most famous climbers in the world. Reinhold Messner has been climbing since he was five years old. Born 1948 in Villnöss in the South Tyrol.
	SURVIVING NANGA PARBAT The story of Reinhold Messners six expeditions to one of the most dangerous mountains in the world. Reinhold survived the third ever ascent of the mountain. His brother perished...
	THE MANASLU TRAGEDY In 1972, Reinhold Messner participated in a Tyrolean expediton to Manaslu. The expedition deveoped into an epic where two people lost their lives.
	HIDDEN PEAK IN ALPINE STYLE Reinhold Messner and Peter Habelers introduction to "alpine style" climbing in the Himalayas.
	MOUNT EVEREST The two stories of Reinolds Messners climbs of Mount Everest. First in 1978 without supplemental oxygen, later in 1980 solo, during the monsoon, partly through a new route; by many regarded as the achivement of achivements in the mountaineering history.
	GASHERBRUM II AND I TRAVERSE In 1984, Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner set out for a traverse between two 8,000 meter mountains. The climb took eight days and is considered as one of the hardest climbs ever done.
	LINKS Links to other Reinhold Messner resources on the web. None as informative as this site though.
	BOOKS BY REINHOLD MESSNER All 14 8,000:ers, Nanga Parbat solo, The seventh grade, The crystal horizon, Expetition to the ultimate, they're all classics and written by Reinhold Messner.
"Reinhold Messner's unique success in his mountaineering career is epitomised in what is probably his finest achievement of all - his solo ascent of Everest." - Sir Chris Bonington