Reinhold Messner

Mark your calendars! 2008 Kendal Mountain Festivals 20th – 23rd November 2008 ‘Kendal’ is one of the world’s most prestigious mountain festivals, an internationally-known event that attracts top adventurers, climbers, writers, film-makers and film premieres from around the world. And it’s a huge tribal gathering and the main social event for outdoor enthusiasts in the UK. This November’s event once again offers the most diverse programme of films and documentaries of any film Festival in the UK. We will be attracting premieres from many major adventure film makers from around the world. We offer an unequalled range of presentations, lectures and debates on all ... Read Full Story

The Ben Folds Five reunion show on Thursday at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Memorial Hall to play The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner in its entirety had created a huge amount of buzz since its announcement less than a month ago. Students were apparently camped out for days and tickets sold out in three minutes, even with the hefty $50 price tag. To tell the truth, all that buzz made me wary of getting too excited about this show. I was wary of the crowd (weren’t these college kids in elementary school at the height of Ben Folds Five’s popularity with “Brick”?). I was wary of ... Read Full Story

In 1971, Reinhold Messner was already a well-known alpinist. So when he wrote an essay that became one of the most heavily quoted and debated pieces of writing in climbing's history, people paid attention. In 1971, Messner wrote, The Murder of the Impossible . Reinhold Messner Messner became one of the most well-known alpinists in the world after he became the first person to summit Mount Everest without Oxygen in 1978 and then the first person climb all 14 8000 meter peaks in 1986. These accomplishments culminated to make him an important voice in the world of climbing. It also served to keep his ... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about Reinhold Messner. Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story