{"product_id":"against-the-wind-reflections-on-a-self-determined-life-paperback","title":"Against the Wind: Reflections on a Self-Determined Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReinhold Messner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979068571949,"sku":"9781680518184","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/g91NKtI3qF9781680518184.webp?v=1775818787","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/against-the-wind-reflections-on-a-self-determined-life-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}