The ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1970 marked the beginning of Reinhold Messner's remarkable career in Himalayan climbing. But this expedition has always been shrouded in controversy and mystery; his brother Gunther, who accompanied him, met his death on the mountain. Over 30 years later, a bitter quarrel broke out between Messner and the other participants in the Himalayan expedition. Is Messner to blame for his brother's death? Or was it the team that let the two of them down? In this book, Messner gives his side of the story ...
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The ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1970 marked the beginning of Reinhold Messner's remarkable career in Himalayan climbing. But this expedition has always been shrouded in controversy and mystery; his brother Gunther, who accompanied him, met his death on the mountain. Over 30 years later, a bitter quarrel broke out between Messner and the other participants in the Himalayan expedition. Is Messner to blame for his brother's death? Or was it the team that let the two of them down? In this book, Messner gives his side of the story in full for the first time. This personal account is a story of death and survival, and for those who want to understand what is the force that drives Messner on, this book aims to provide a key.
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Add this copy of The Naked Mountain to cart. $3.39, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brooklyn Park, MN, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Mountaineers Books.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 5x1x8; Minor shelf wear to binding. Small discoloration on bottom edge of copyright page from printing process. Otherwise text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
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F- in F- jacket. F-/F-. 8vo. original blue boards gilt (tiny bump to top edge) in dustwrapper priced £25 (a trflle rubbed); pp. 316, with numerous illustrations. A near fine copy.
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Like New in Very Good jacket. Inscription on ffep. The book tells Reinhold Messner's side of the June, 1970 descent from the 8000 meter summit of Nanga Parbat which leaves his younger brother, Gunther, dead-lost on the mountain. Did Reinhold Messner sacrifice his brother to his ambition? In this new book Messner revisits the most painful period in his life, reviewing his own actions and blaming others for the way things turned out during the doomed expedition at Nanga Parbat.
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