Reinhold Messner, Extreme Mountaineer and Author | Talking Germany

[@SR53GT40]

I am not a mountaineer, climber or alpinist, but his life experience deserves attention. As a pioneer he had to push the limits, and this is very instructive.

[@russman109]

Note that he still has all his fingers.... Let alone that he is still alive. Probably the smartest alpinist in history..

[@ozan6864]

but not all of his toes.... he's still the greatest in my (a lot of people's) opinion(s).

[@jcmangan]

No, just the luckiest one. In this extreme altidudes it`s all about luck. You can`t rely on experience or ability.

[@nickreynolds8391]

@@jcmangan Luck is a major factor but skill and experience is absolutely vital to increasing one's odds of survival

[@Felipe_Ribeir0]

There are bold mountaineers or there are old mountaineers. But there arent bold and old mountaineers. Except for Messner.

[@Felipe_Ribeir0]

jcmangan there isnt enough luck in the world to summit all 14 8000m(some of them first route ascent or/and solo) peaks without supreme habilities. I understand that lucky plays a big role, but it isnt even close to be enough to do whar messner did.

[@1138thz]

Reinhold Messner is an inspiration. His 1971 essay 'Murder Of The Impossible' is to me the core principle of climbing (mine at least). Its his idea that a climber must leave room for failure if adventure is to take place that is all important. Without that possibility why even bother? With a Bosh drill, a few extra batteries and enough bolts and hangers you can climb anything no matter how steep or smooth it is in complete safety..thats not climbing. So thanks to Messner for his wisdom.

[@eriksmit1804]

The legend!!

[@edmccaffrey1]

This man is all alone and in a class with no others. Not possibly but without question, without peers or an equal to compare to. Only experienced mountaineers and seasoned alpinists would know this and without reservations declare Reinhold Meisner as THE GREATEST MOUNTAIN CLIMBER EVER!

[@Georgann-x3l]

Just tell him , I can’t thank you enough for knowing about me it means the world ❤❤❤🦋🙏🏻

[@PaulCarterArt]

Great insight and interview

[@LightSnowOvernight]

Re: Kukuczka: You make excellent points. I think the main reasons why many consider Messner to be the best of all time is because: (1) he was the first to cllimb all 8,000 meter peaks; and (2) he survived. But Jerzy was truly great , faced more obstacles, and sometimes took more difficult routes. Hard to imagine he grew up in Katowice.

[@ROBIE073]

I think you joking....Messner was first climb Everest without oxygene-twice,Climbed Nanga Parbat twice, first time with brother in Rupal side,4500 wall,nobody repeat this, both Gasherbrums in one time and he showed other climbers you can climb in Himalaya in new style, without big expedition and oxygene, dont forget he climbed all mountains withot oxygene and survided...i have huge respect to Polish climbers,Kukuczka,Wielicky,Ruthkiewicz,buth i Messner was who open door to different way to climb

[@debigdog]

Great to get such a frank interview with Reinhold. Not just a great inspiration to us all that take to the mountains occasionaly but, it's his attitude towards life I admire most. Never afraid to to push to the limits, not afraid of failure. He has paid a great deal for his sucess both physically and emotionally. In the modern era of speed climbing and record setting it is great to hear from the man who showed the way

[@gmbtempe]

Good interview, the question though about more ambition is strange. He asked some good questions.

[@jcmangan]

Well, the first one who envented this, the rucksack-style on the last part of the trail, was Hermann Buhl on Nanga Parbat. I followed Reinhold a bit over the years, so that I can say, that he would be the last to not admit so.

[@PetraKann]

He lives his life according to his principles with integrity, courage and freedom. Not surprised at his preference for Anarchism, the ultimate political form of freedom and fairness

[@ericastier1646]

That journalist does not have quite the caliber for interviewing Reinhold Messner but it's never easy to interview your own country's living legend.

[@BinaryRex18]

He's not just a mountaineer, he's a philosopher. If anyone's further interested, please watch "dark glow of the mountains" by Werner Herzog. Awesome documentary.

[@rrrado]

Rainhold is a legend and my hero, he was first but I think not the best mounteneer of all time. In my opinion number one was Jerzy Kukuczka. 1. Kukuczka also reached all peaks over 8000 meters from poor comunist Poland, he was forced to smuggle things to climb 2. Kukuczka made some routes never repeated to this day like "Polish route" on K2 3. Kukuczka's 14 peaks was made in better style - he was making new routes 4. Kukuczka was climbing in winter, some of them for the first time in history

[@JVL1988]

No one cares. Messner is the greatest.

[@ashishspiers3934]

Ugh interesting facts though certainly both are best in their on way....

[@Yongle96]

curious that in 20 minutes no one mentioned that messner is italian...

[@imho4990]

He is German.

[@AndyGraumann1]

Austrian

[@Northern85Star]

Andy Graumann Austrians are also Germans.

[@partickaljamested5146]

he is Italien

[@midekunedano9026]

He is Italian on paper and lives in an area that is officially italy but 99% of everyone that lives in that Region is of Germanic decent and also consider themself germanic

[@sunnyl4132]

I just like hiking. I totally understand he prefers coming down. BUT, surprised that he is saying that. lol

[@taylor6466]

WAY too many commercial breaks

[@locknloadvideo]

reinhold is god.

[@theresa42213]

Theres NEVER a time when Messner DOESNT talk ''VERY enthusiastically'' ...except once when he was under the spell of Hertzog ....we all know that moment.

[@JeffSyam]

Still wondering, his german accent is quite thick, but considering Tyrol is part of Italy, can he speak Italian? I can't find any of his interview in Italian. Just curious though.

[@marcone1783]

He speaks Italian, with strong german accent. In Alto Adige region (province of Bolzano/Bozen), 60/70% of the people have german as their native language.

[@JeffSyam]

@@marcone1783 Thanks Marco. Yes I'm aware of that. But really I'm curious :-)

[@abeedhal6519]

It's an ethnically German region that was unrightfully occupied by italy after ww1 i think. The ethnical German population doesn't speak italian if they don't have to.

[@JeffSyam]

@@abeedhal6519 I knew that. Good think about Italy at least now they allowed German language unlike French to Alsatians (CMIIW)

[@abeedhal6519]

​@@JeffSyam Bad thing is that they occuppy this German speaking area to begin with.

[@berndhilscher6298]

Bannock nights

[@akristen4971]

Anatoli Bookreev was amazing too, just read The Climb

[@MrAussieJules]

Interesting interview. "finite ressources" ... mmm not so much with technology getting better and better eg extracting oil from sand. And supply and demand controls business, not green paranoia.... if ressources get rarer, they get more expensive... Also there are pretty much an infinite supply of minerals, oil and gas in asteroid belts in the solar system. so enough with the scare stories....

[@taratiwadi1532]

I am malayali mala = hill aal = person... So i am a hill person but certainly not a malayali... Ha ha ha

[@SP-ru6bz]

Only with one rucksack on a Lhotse face ??? Are you sure you were climbing Mt Everest? There is definitely something fishy about this man and his story.

[@akristen4971]

What did his Sherpas carry? 😊 And wouldn’t one of their members have gone to the top first without O’s?

[@MrParisienWalkways]

Anatoli Boukreev was a more superior alpinist and the greatest climber in history.

[@melmack2003]

Boukreev and Messner brought different skills, goals and personalities to mountaineering. So glad that Messner was successful but very sad that Boukreev lost his life.