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Reinhold Messner is often called ‘the greatest mountain climber of all time’; he was the first person to climb all fourteen peaks of over 8,000 metres.
Messner was born near Bolzano, Italy, in 1944. This area (1) ____ (BELONG) to the Austrian Empire and is still German-speaking. When Reinhold was a child, he (2) _____ (GO) climbing in the Dolomite Mountains with his father and brothers. He (3) _____ (BECOME) a very good climber at a young age. He first (4) ____ (CLIMB) the Himalayas in 1970, though this expedition was a tragedy because his brother (5) _____ (DIE) on the way down. Messner was well-known for his attitude to the mountains: he (6) _____ (CLIMB) with only light equipment, he (7) ____ (NOT REQUEST) any outside support and he (8) ____ (NOT TAKE) any extra oxygen – at a time when it was thought impossible to climb the highest peaks without oxygen
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Reinhold Messner is often called ‘the greatest mountain climber of all time’; he was the first person to climb all fourteen peaks of over 8,000 metres.
Messner was born near Bolzano, Italy, in 1944. This area used to belong to the Austrian Empire and is still German-speaking. When Reinhold was a child, he went climbing in the Dolomite Mountains with his father and brothers. He would like to become a very good climber at a young age. He first climbed the Himalayas in 1970, though this expedition was a tragedy because his brother died on the way down. Messner was well-known for his attitude to the mountains: he used to climb with only light equipment, he didn't request any outside support and he didn't take any extra oxygen – at a time when it was thought impossible to climb the highest peaks without oxygen.