Reinhold Messner

Reinhold Messner
	Messner in 2024
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	17 September 1944 (age 79); Brixen (Bressanone), South Tyrol, Italy
Website	Official website
Climbing career
Known for	First to climb all 14 eight-thousanders, first to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen, and first to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen
First ascents	Agnér northeast face; Nanga Parbat Rupal face; Heiligkreuzkofel middle pillar; Marmolada south face; Yerupaja east face; Yerupaja Chico;
Major ascents	First solo ascent of Mount Everest and first ascent without supplemental oxygen

Reinhold Andreas Messner (German: [ˈʁaɪnhɔlt ˈmɛsnɐ]; born 17 September 1944) is an Italian climber, explorer, and author from South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along with Peter Habeler, the first ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen. He was the first person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders, doing so without supplementary oxygen. Messner was the first to cross Antarctica and Greenland with neither snowmobiles nor dog sleds^[1] and also crossed the Gobi Desert alone.^[2] He is widely considered to be the greatest mountaineer of all time.^[3]^[4]^[5]

From 1999 to 2004, Messner served as a member of the European Parliament for north-east Italy, as a member of the Federation of the Greens.

Messner has published more than 80 books about his experiences as a climber and explorer. In 2010, he received the 2nd Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2018, he received jointly with Krzysztof Wielicki the Princess of Asturias Award in the category of Sports.

^ Messner, Reinhold (1991). Antarctica: Both Heaven and Hell. ISBN 9780898863055.
^ Messner, Reinhold (2013). Gobi: Il deserto dentro di me (in Italian). ISBN 9788897173236.
^ "Reinhold Messner, greatest mountaineer on earth - Academy of achievement". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "The 9 Best Mountaineers of All Time". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "Why Reinhold Messner Is The Greatest Living Human". Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[1] Messner, Reinhold (1991). Antarctica: Both Heaven and Hell. ISBN 9780898863055.

[2] Messner, Reinhold (2013). Gobi: Il deserto dentro di me (in Italian). ISBN 9788897173236.

[3] "Reinhold Messner, greatest mountaineer on earth - Academy of achievement". Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[4] "The 9 Best Mountaineers of All Time". Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[5] "Why Reinhold Messner Is The Greatest Living Human". Retrieved 27 April 2023.

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