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Against the Wind|Reinhold Messner

Against the Wind : Reflections on a Self-Determined Life

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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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9798228766761
  • ISBN-10: 9798228766761
  • Publisher: Tantor
  • Publish Date: November 2025

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