Walter Licastro

Fifth episode of the 'Reinhold Messner - In nome della montagna' series. A magazine program by the Italian television about mountaineering feats, presented by Reinhold Messner. In this episode, Messner talks with Denis Ducroz about the first ascent of Mont Blanc. Ducroz presents his historical film 'Les inconnus du Mont-Blanc', a dramatization that reconstructs the story of Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard on Mont Blanc in 1786.

Secod episode of the 'Reinhold Messner - In nome della montagna' series. A magazine program by the Italian television about mountaineering feats, presented by Reinhold Messner. In this episode, Messner talks about the expedition he led to Makalu (his 13th 8000er) in 1986. Messner, together with Hans Kammerlander and Gottfried Mutchlechner, reached the summit of Makalu in september. A bewitched mountain: on February the South Tyrolean alpinist tried to climb the terrible summit in winter, which he had to give up because of a violent storm. The programe includes footage of both expeditions.

Fourth episode of the 'Reinhold Messner - In nome della montagna' series. A magazine program by the Italian television about mountaineering feats, presented by Reinhold Messner. In this episode, Messner talks his expedition to Lhotse (his 14th 8000er) in 1986. Messner, along with Hans Kammerlander, eached the summit of Mount Lhotse, 8,516 meters, at 1:45 noon on October 16, 1986, after almost six hours of ascent. With the conquest of Everest's sister peak, Messner achieved his dream of summiting the fourteen highest mountains on the planet. During the program, Messner interviews Erhard Loretan in the studio and Jerzy Kukuczka and Krzysztof Wielicki via video connection.

Third episode of the 'Reinhold Messner - In nome della montagna' series. A magazine program by the Italian television about mountaineering feats, presented by Reinhold Messner. In this episode, Messner talks about his expeditions to Makalu and Lhotse (in September and October 1986, respectively), and about the road that led him from one mountain to another. During the program, Messner talks about the Sherpa people and from the studio, he interviews Edmund Hillary via a video connection. In October, with his ascent of Lhotse, Messner completes the list of the 14 eight-thousanders.

Seventh episode of the 'Reinhold Messner - In nome della montagna' series. A magazine program by the Italian television about mountaineering feats, presented by Reinhold Messner. In this episode, Messner talks about an expedition to Cordillera Blanca, in Peru.

Eighth episode of the 'Reinhold Messner - In nome della montagna' series. A magazine program by the Italian television about mountaineering feats, presented by Reinhold Messner. In this episode, Messner talks about an expedition to Mount Vinson, Antarctica's highest mountain.

Sixth episode of the 'Reinhold Messner - In nome della montagna' series. A magazine program by the Italian television about mountaineering feats, presented by Reinhold Messner. In this episode, Messner talks about the first expedition to Mount Meru, by Mugs Stump. Stump attempted the route in 1986, thwarted by an avalanche on the lower slopes. In 1988 he tried and failed again, defeated by a lengthy snow storm.

First episode of the 'Reinhold Messner - In nome della montagna' series. A magazine program by the Italian television about mountaineering feats, presented by Reinhold Messner. In this episode, Messner talks about his conquest of 14 8000s in the world, from the first one of Everest without oxygen to all the others, the last of which he climbed last autumn. Messner says one needs some essential qualities to make these conquests, such as a perfect technical ability, physical strength, great determination and will power, but one must also know one's limits. The film also shows some scenes of previous attempts made in 1924 by the expedition led by Mallory that reached over 8500 m.