"I firmly believe that Reinhold Messner was the first to climb all 14 eight-thousanders and that this must be recognized." These are the words of the mountaineer Ed Viesturs who according to the Guinness Book of Records is the true king of the eight thousand, given that the South Tyrolean in 1985 would have missed the summit of Annapurna by a few meters. According to the 64-year-old American, "Messner and the other climbers did everything to climb the real peaks, to the best of their knowledge and in the conditions they found on the spot."
Of Messner Viesturs tells the Dpa that "he was our forerunner, not only stylistically, but also physically and psychologically, climbing without supplemental oxygen. Other climbers, like me, were able to follow in his footsteps and be inspired by him." Like Messner, the American also reiterates that "climbing is a personal journey and should not be about lists or records".
To learn more, Agenzia ANSA Guinness takes away the primacy from Messner: "He is not the King of eight thousand". The reply: "Nonsense" - News - Ansa.it American Edmund Viesturs is now listed as the first person to have climbed all 14 peaks (ANSA)
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