{"product_id":"against-the-wind-reflections-on-a-self-determined-life-9781680518184","title":"Against the Wind: Reflections on a Self-Determined Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \"Mountain King\" looks back on eight decades, summit controversies, and his lasting legacy of climbing for the experience and the journey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reinhold Messner is one of history's greatest mountaineers, a man who pushed the frontier of what is possible for a whole generation of climbers and beyond. In his new memoir, \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, Messner looks back on a life of accomplishments and recounts some of the most important episodes after turning eighty in 2024. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe also addresses darker times and infamous controversies--including being discredited as a young mountaineer, his divorce and remarriage, Guinness stripping him of his world records in 2023, the recent revisions to measurements of 8000-meter summits, and the discovery of his brother Gunther's remains on Nanga Parbat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new memoir is classic Messner--no apologies, no regrets, and no backing down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reinhold Messner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mountaineers Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781680518184","brand":"Mountaineers Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45063209844873,"sku":"9781680518184","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e8e50f39-d8b8-46f6-a0c2-c66c6a86c75f.jpg?v=1765915067","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/against-the-wind-reflections-on-a-self-determined-life-9781680518184","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}