* Did Reinhold Messner sacrifice his brother to his ambition? * Publication of this book in Germany stirred controversy across Europe * The most personal book Messner has ever written * More than 45,000 copies sold of the German edition Reinhold Messner is famous for many firsts: First to climb all fourteen 8000-meter peaks; first to summit Everest (with Peter Habeler) without supplementary oxygen, first to solo Everest.
None of these, however, equals the drama of his fi. * Did Reinhold Messner sacrifice his brother to his ambition? * Publication of this book in Germany stirred controversy across Europe * The most personal book Messner has ever written * More than 45,000 copies sold of the German edition Reinhold Messner is famous for many firsts: First to climb all fourteen 8000-meter peaks; first to summit Everest (with Peter Habeler) without supplementary oxygen, first to solo Everest
