Mount Everest: Reinhold Messner hat vor über 40 Jahren als erster Mensch ohne künstlichen Sauerstoff den Gipfel erreicht. Die preisgekrönte Doku „Mount Everest – Der letzte Schritt“ zeigt die Erstbesteigung und ihre Vorbereitungen. ► 22.45 Uhr, BR Fernsehen ► danach in der BR Mediathek | BR - Bayerischer Rundfunk

57K views · 225 reactions |  As a five-year-old, Reinhold Messner from South Tyrol was already climbing his first 3,000-meter mountain with his father. He went on to become one of the most famous mountaineers in the world. In 1980, he was the first to reach the top of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, alone and without bottled oxygen. He also explored Antarctica, Greenland and the Gobi Desert. Today this trailblazer, explorer and author turns 77. | DW Euromaxx | Facebook