Helene Barrette (center-front) on the summit of Kilimanjaro September 11, 2003. Two years after the 9/11 that marked us all forever, I lived another event that has changed me forever: at around 8am local time, I reached the summit of Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895m. The view was amazing, the sun still rising in the distance over vast plains, and I was surrounded by nearly 300 ...
Messner's accomplishments include the solo ascent of Mount Everest (without supplemental oxygen) and being the first climber to all fourteen 8,000 meter peaks. In the video he discusses his motivation, the evolution of climbing, and his work to preserve alpine environments. There's much more background information in his Wikipedia entry.
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