Reinhold Messner (7)

The Messner Mountain Museum[edit]

Main article: Messner Mountain Museum

Plan view of the Messner Mountain Museum at Firmian

In 2003 Messner started work on a project for a mountaineering museum.[18] On 11 June 2006, the Messner Mountain Museum (MMM) opened, a museum that unites within one museum the stories of the growth and decline of mountains, culture in the Himalayan region and the history of South Tyrol. The MMM consists of five locations:

MMM Firmian at Sigmundskron Castle near Bozen is the centerpiece of the museum and concentrates on mans relationship with the mountains. Surrounded by peaks from the Schlern and the Texel range, the MMM Firmian provides visitors with a series of pathways, stairways, and towers with displays that focus on the geology of the mountains, the religious significance of mountains in the lives of people, and the history of mountaineering and alpine tourism.[19] MMM Juval at Juval Castle in the Burggrafenamt in Vinschgau is dedicated to the "magic of the mountains", with an emphasis on mystical mountains, such as Mount Kailash or Ayers Rock and their religious significance. MMM Juval houses several art collections.[20] MMM Dolomites, known as the Museum in the Clouds, is located at Monte Rite (2181 m) between Pieve di Cadore and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Housed in an old fort, this museum is

dedicated to the subject of rocks, particularly in the Dolomites, with exhibits focusing on the history of the formation of the Dolomites. The summit observation platform offers a 360 panorama of the surrounding Dolomites, with views toward Monte Schiara, Monte Agnr, Monte Civetta, Marmolata, Monte Pelmo, Tofana di Rozes, Sorapis, Antelao, Marmarole.[21]

MMM Ortles at Sulden on the Ortler is dedicated to the theme of ice. This underground structure is situated at 1900 metres and focuses on the history of mountaineering on ice and the great glaciers of the world. The museum contains the world's largest collection of paintings of the Ortler, as well as ice-climbing gear from two centuries.[22] MMM Ripa at Bruneck Castle in South Tyrol is dedicated to the mountain peoples from Asia, Africa, South America and Europe, with emphasis on their cultures, religions, and tourism activities.[23]

Politics[edit]
Messner was elected an MEP for the Italian Green Party in 1999, serving until 2004.[24]

In media[edit]

Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg - A 1985 Werner Herzog TV documentary, also known as "The Dark Glow of the Mountains". Nanga Parbat - A 2010 film based on Messner's achievements. The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner - A 1999 album coincidentally sharing its name with Messner, but not named after him, released by Ben Folds Five.

See also[edit]

List of climbers

References[edit]
1. Jump up^ Reinhold Messner: On top of the world at www.independent.co.uk. Accessed on 7 Oct 2010. 2. Jump up^ Extrem Europa, Live, Vienna, No. 3 (01/02/2008), p. 16. 3. ^ Jump up to: Geographic. 4. Jump up^ Rhoads, Christopher (11 December 2003). "The controversy surrounding Reinhold Messner". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 February 2008. 5. Jump up^ Connolly, Kate (19 January 2010). "Nanga Parbat film restarts row over Messner brothers' fatal climb". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 22 May 2010. 6. ^ Jump up to:
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Alexander, Caroline (November 2006). "Murdering the Impossible". National

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7. Jump up^ Krakauer 61 8. Jump up^ http://reinhold-messner.de/popup_1_1.html 9. Jump up^ Messner, Reinhold (1979). Aufbruch ins Abenteuer. Der berhmteste Alpinist der Welt erzhlt. Bergisch Gladbach, p. 122 - 133. 10. Jump up^ "Nanga Parbat Body Ends Messner Controversy". Outdoors Magic. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2014. 11. ^ Jump up to:
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brothers' fatal climb". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2014. 12. ^ Jump up to:
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mit Chronik BLV, Munich. 13. Jump up^ Messner, Reinhold/Gogna, Alessandro: K2 Berg der Berge. BLV, Munich 1980. 14. ^ Jump up to:
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Messner, Reinhold: Alle meine Gipfel. Herbig, Munich 1983.

15. Jump up^ Entry in AAJ Online 16. Jump up^ Kammerlander, Hans: Bergschtig. Piper, Munich 2001, 6th ed. (p.81ff) 17. ^ Jump up to:
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History of 7 Summits project who was first?

18. Jump up^ Thomas Kunze: Messners 15. Achttausender, Berliner Zeitung, 8 July 2006 19. Jump up^ "MMM Firmian". Messner Mountain Museum. Retrieved February 9, 2014. 20. Jump up^ "MMM Juval". Messner Mountain Museum. Retrieved February 9, 2014. 21. Jump up^ "MMM Dolomites". Messner Mountain Museum. Retrieved February 9, 2014. 22. Jump up^ "MMM Ortles". Messner Mountain Museum. Retrieved February 9, 2014. 23. Jump up^ "MMM Ripa". Messner Mountain Museum. Retrieved February 9, 2014. 24. Jump up^ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parlArchives/mepArch/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id =4419