Messner’s Philosophical

Reinhold Messner collects not only ascents of the highest mountain peaks, but also historical objects from the history of alpinism, which he presents in his museums.

Each of these objects has its own special story—and history was made with them: How an agricultural pick made the first ascent of the Ortler possible in 1804. What the »Piton Dispute« is all about. And how a pair of plastic shoes made Messner’s ascent of Mount Everest possible.

In passing, Messner tells us a little history of mountaineering, from the beginnings of alpinism to the alpine tourism of our days.

»His book “Pickel, Seil und Mauerhaken” is a tribute to those very simple tools that are still indispensable for mountaineers like him.«
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»Stories behind the climbing equipment«
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