Reinhold MESSNER

Kind(s) of sports : Moutaining

Nationality : Italy

Honors:

1986 : Makalu (8485 m), Lhotse (8516 m)

1985 : Annapurna (8091 m), Dhaulagiri (8167 m)

1984: Gasherbrum I (8068 m) and Gasherbrum II (8035 m) at one time without returning to base camp

1983 : Cho Oyu (8201 m)

1982: Kangchenjunga (8598 m), Gasherbrum II (8035 m), Broad Peak (8048 m), Cho Oyu (8201 m)

1981 : Shisha Pangma (8012 m)

1980 : Mount Everest (8848 m) (First person to ascend alone and without supplementary oxygen - during the monsoon)

1979 : K2 (8611 m)

1978 : Mount Everest (8848 m) (First ascent without supplementary oxygen), Nanga Parbat (8125 m) (First solo ascent of an 8000er from base camp)

1977 : Dhaulagiri (8167 m)

1975 : Gasherbrum I (8068 m)

Bio:

Greatest mountain climber of all time