Messner’s Museums in the Mountains

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  07.29.08 | 2:29 PM ET

imageAfter a lifetime of conquering summits around the world, legendary climber Reinhold Messner is at work on a new challenge: creating a chain of mountaineering museums on his home turf, South Tyrol. The Telegraph’s Adrian Bridge took a stroll in the Dolomites with Messner, and asked him about the museums, his past achievements, and the state of modern mountaineering.

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Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


1 Comment for Messner’s Museums in the Mountains

Annette from tropicaltravel.net 09.29.08 | 6:09 PM ET

Looks and sounds beautiful!

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