The “Mountain King” looks back on eight decades, summit controversies, and his lasting legacy of climbing for the experience and the journey
Reinhold Messner is one of history’s greatest mountaineers, a man who pushed the frontier of what is possible for a whole generation of climbers and beyond. In his new memoir, Against the Wind, Messner looks back on a life of accomplishments and recounts some of the most important episodes after turning eighty in 2024. He also addresses darker times and infamous controversies–including being discredited as a young mountaineer, his divorce and remarriage, Guinness stripping him of his world records in 2023, the recent revisions to measurements of 8000-meter summits, and the discovery of his brother Gunther’s remains on Nanga Parbat. This new memoir is classic Messner–no apologies, no regrets, and no backing down.Author: Reinhold Messner
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: 11/01/2025
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781680518184
Language: English
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