Even at 81 years old, Reinhold Messner continues to travel the world - always by his side: his wife Diane, who is 36 years ...

Now 76 years old, explorer and mountaineer Reinhold Messner looks back on a career that’s one of the most extraordinary of the last century. With his most harrowing exploits, a political career and ...

"I want to be remembered as the alpinist who failed more than anyone else on the 8000m peaks." If you have an idea about who Reinhold Messner is, based on an image of him portrayed (thanks also to ...

"Reinhold Messner, My Life at the Limit," by Thomas Huetlin and Mountaineers Books. (mountaineersbooks.org) "Reinhold Messner, My Life at the Limit," by Thomas Huetlin and Mountaineers Books. Reinhold ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. RM: Before kids, I was really going to the limit. Afterwards, I was ...

“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 ...