by Reinhold Messner · Fischer (S.), Frankfurt · tapa dura · ISBN 9783100494146
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«Antarktis. Himmel und Hölle zugleich.» is Reinhold Messner's travel chronicle, published by S. Fischer in hardcover (252 pages, in German).
Messner recounts the first on-foot crossing of Antarctica undertaken with Arved Fuchs: 92 days pulling sleds until mid-February 1990. The book alternates the expedition chronicle, with its preparations and echoes of pioneers like Shackleton and Scott, with descriptions of the Antarctic landscape.
This German edition, published in 2002, includes numerous photographs from the journey, many in color.
A book for readers interested in great expeditions, polar exploration and the history of Antarctica.
Reinhold Andreas Messner is an Italian climber, explorer, and author from the German-speaking province of South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along with Peter Habeler, the first ascent of Everest without supplementary oxygen. He was the first person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders, doing so without supplementary oxygen. Messner was the first to cross Antarctica and Greenland with neither snowmobiles nor dog sleds and also crossed the Gobi Desert alone. He is widely considered to be the greatest mountaineer of all time.
