Mountaineers Books Against the Wind: Reflections on a Self-Determined Life
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Reinhold Messner 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.
- Messner looks back on a life of accomplishments and recounts some of the most important episodes after turning 80 in 2024
- He also addresses darker times and infamous controversies
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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 80 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 8,000-meter summits, and the discovery of his brother Günther's remains on Nanga Parbat.
View all Mountaineers Books Non-Fictional AdventuresReinhold 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 80 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 8,000-meter summits, and the discovery of his brother Günther's remains on Nanga Parbat.
| Best Use | Mountaineering Climbing |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Author(s) | Reinhold Messner |
| Number of Pages | 288 |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781680518184 |
| Publisher | Mountaineers Books |
| Copyright Year | 2025 |
| Sustainability | Contains recycled materials |
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