The internationally renowned Italian mountaineer and explorer Reinhold Messner has made a career of near-impossible climbs, and is considered one of the greatest climbers in history. He is also an author, politician and businessman, with his most recent endeavour being his network of six Messner Mountain Museums, “dedicated to the art, culture, religion and peculiarities of mountain regions throughout the world.” Messner has also established the Messner Mountain Foundation to “support the mountain races worldwide.” He lives in South Tyrol, Italy, with partner Sabine and their children.
For Biennale Arte Dolomiti, Reinhold Messner has shared some of the pieces from his private collection in remembrance of loss during the war in the Dolomites.