Legendary Reinhold Messner was attending the 44th Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival in the period October 26 – November 3, 2019, where he presented his latest film The Great Peak: 150 Years Climbing History.
Mount Temple Scramble (Canadian Rockies)
This Mount Temple Scramble is a detailed report by our guest author Yannick Griep (picture below) who climbed the mountain recently and sent us this excellent report, enjoy it.
Climbing Jalovec in the Slovenian Alps
Climbing Jalovec in the Slovenian Alps has been my desire for several decades, so finally I did it this year from the Vrsic Pass. Here is my report about this great mountain.
Alex Honnold the Only Free Solo Climber in the World. Really?
Like everybody else, I was also impressed with the news of Alex Honnold free solo climbing of El Capitan. So I was watching everything that was available, and found some interviews with him. Have to say, some of them left me puzzled, to say the least.
Why Reinhold Messner Is The Greatest Living Human
I do not think I can present here any new information about Messner. It is enough to go to Wikipedia and you will find much more. But this is not the point. Here, I wish to say why I think Reinhold Messner is the greatest living human.