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Reinhold Messner

Mountain climber and explorer

Reinhold Messner is one of the most famous mountain climbers in the world. His expeditions include Mount Everest, crossing the Antarctic and Greenland and trekking through the Gobi desert.

Date 16.03.2018
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The Messner Mountain Museum 16.03.2018

Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner ascended all the world's eight-thousand-metre peaks. The South Tyrolean crossed deserts and Antarctica and published about 50 books. His adventures fill six remarkable museums.

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Reinhold Messner

The Messner Mountain Museum 16.03.2018

150 years of Matterhorn 13.07.2015

Thriving on Mountainous Challenges 31.07.2002