Messner biography

Reinhold Messner is a famous mountaineer, explorer, and adventurer from Italy.

His astonishing achievements of climbing Mount Everest and other great peaks in the world have helped him become one of the most recognized and celebrated mountaineers of all time.

Early Years

Born in Bixen, Italy, Messner grew up in South Tyrol and climbed the Alps in the early years of life as his love for mountains and mountaineering grew.

Joseph Messner, his father, was a teacher and he led Reinhold for his first climb when Reinhold was only five years old.

Reinhold had a big family with eight brothers and one sister.

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He speaks Italian, German, and English languages. At the age of 13, Reinhold started climbing with his younger brother, Gunther. They both shared the liking for mountaineering and when they reached their twenties, both Reinhold and Gunther had a