Moments after the elation of reaching the summit of Nanga Parbat at sunset alongside his younger brother, Gunther, Reinhold Messner’s descent into despair began. At 8,126 metres, on top of the ...

“A tourist follows a trail, a mountaineer finds one.” Outspoken, charismatic, daring and brilliant, few individuals hold the respect of the mountaineering community like Reinhold Messner. Widely ...

Moments before a storm rolled in, Italian mountaineers Reinhold Messner and Hans Kammerlander charged up the blue alpine ice on the Northwest Face of 25,545-foot Annapurna to reach the summit ridge.

Fifteen years ago today, Ben Folds Five released their third album, titled The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. It is by no means a masterpiece (though it is ultimately underrated), and had ...

The avalanche was a flash of snow. A beautiful but extremely dangerous explosion formed by the rock and ice detachments from the walls of Nanga Parbat, the mountain of destiny, the ninth highest on ...

Moments before a storm rolled in, Italian mountaineers Reinhold Messner and Hans Kammerlander charged up the blue alpine ice on the Northwest Face of 25,545-foot Annapurna to reach the summit ridge.

"Reinhold Messner, My Life at the Limit," by Thomas Huetlin and Mountaineers Books. (mountaineersbooks.org) Reinhold Messner: My Life at the Limit MORE BY TERRY RICHARD Oregon, Washington may have ...

Climbing legend Reinhold Messner has signed on to Montblanc’s latest 1858 Geosphere watch, literally, with a limited edition of 262 pieces bearing his signature. The 42mm 1858 Geosphere Messner ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Literary tracker of timepieces and luxury goods. It was two years ago in 2018 that Swiss watch brand Montblanc introduced its ...

Last week the first of my interview series with the world’s greatest mountaineer, Reinhold Messner, was published. In it, Messner discussed his amused disgust with the commercialization of Mt. Everest ...