Reinhold Messner in Lower Austria

A great adventurer and his mountain of destiny

Reinhold Messner was the first person to make it to all 14 eight-thousand-metre peaks - sometimes even single-handedly.(Bild: Archiv Reinhold Messner)

"Nanga Parbat - my mountain of destiny": Reinhold Messner will be a guest at the VAZ in St. Pölten on March 16 with a live show on the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary tour. 

The provincial capital can look forward to a distinguished visitor in mid-March: Reinhold Messner, one of the most famous adventurers, will be stopping by the VAZ in St. Pölten on March 16. The mountaineering legend will be bringing his new live show with pictures and memories of his fateful mountain Nanga Parbat with him. On the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary tour, the South Tyrolean will talk about his 1970 expedition to the challenging eight-thousander.

The mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner will be a guest at the VAZ in St. Pölten on March 16.(Bild: Dirk Schiff)

Reinhold Messner climbed eight-thousanders single-handedly.(Bild: Archiv Reinhold Messner)

Fateful expedition
In his photo and film show "Nanga Parbat - my fateful mountain", he relentlessly describes all the details and events of the tour to one of the most challenging mountains of all, which cost his brother Günther his life. After the brothers had conquered the highest steep face on earth, the terrible tragedy occurred on the descent. Eight years later, Messner achieved the first solo ascent of an eight-thousander on Nanga Parbat.

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