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Biography of Reinhold MessnerName: Reinhold MessnerBirth Date: September 17, 1944 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Brixen-Bressanone, Austria Nationality: Austrian, Italian Gender: Male Occupations: mountain climber, civil servant Reinhold Messner Reinhold Messner (born 1944) is the first people ever to climb all 14 of the world's mountain peaks over 8,000 meters high. He has written over 30 books on his adventures, and his minimalist techniques have revolutionized Himalayan mountain climbing.Internationally known mountain climber Reinhold Messner was born in the Tyrolean Alps in 1944, the second child in a family of eight brothers and one sister. He began climbing at a very early age, ascending his first mountain at the age of four with his father.In 1970, when he was 25, Messner climbed his first 8,000-meter peak, Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas. Tragedy struck during the climb when Messner's brother Gunther was killed in an avalanche. Although Messner searched extensively for his brother, losing six toes to frostbite in the process, he never found him. Despite his great loss, he continued to climb, next summiting Manaslu in central Nepal.For Messner these early climbs were only …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…Then one person who's got a kind of extra imaginative drive jumps that wall. That's Reinhold Messner." Messner had a different view, telling Genovagando, "I'm a fellow living a normal life. My mountain climbing has always been a way to put myself to the test. I've always gone where I met danger and effort to test my skill. Making even little progresses is my dream. And it's a dream that keeps me awake." Further Reading Economist, June 25, 1994.Geographical, December 2000.Outside, October 1997.Time, October 27, 1986.Vietnam Investment Review, May 7, 2001."Everest without Oxygen," Outthere.com, http://www.outthere.co.za/ (November 9, 2001)."First without Oxygen," Public Broadcasting System Web site, http://www.pbs.org/ (November 9, 2001)."Interview to Reinhold Messner," Genovagando, http://www.ulisse.it/ospiti/genovagando/ (November 9, 2001)."Reinhold Messner: Climbing Legend, Yeti Hunter," National Geographic Adventure, http://nationalgeographic.com/adventure/ (November 9, 2001)."Reinhold Messner: The World's Greatest Living Mountaineer," OSB, http://www.osb2000.com/ (November 9, 2001). |