Reinhold Messner and Nirmal Purja encounter streamed today at 12

Today's the day: at 12:00 the meeting will be screened between Reinhold Messner, the first person to climb all fourteen highest mountains in the world, and the first person to do so without supplementary oxygen, and Nirmal Purja, the Nepalese mountaineer and former Gurkha who needed just six months and six days to complete the Himalayan 8000er crown.

The meeting, which took place at Sigmundskron Castle on the outskirts of Bozen, will be streamed on at 12:00 on gazzetta.it and ilfestivaldellosport.it

The encounter is a prelude to the three-day sports festival with over 100 athletes including: Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold in streaming on Saturday 10 October, followed by a live encounter and streaming with Nives Meroi and Romano Benet, while Hervé Barmasse is scheduled for Sunday 11 Octobr. Furthermore, the Climbing Masterclass with Adam Ondra, Stefano Ghisolfi, Michael Piccolaruaz, Ludovico Fossali and Laura Rogora will also take place on Saturday 10 October.

Nirmal Purja Project Possible
Annapurna I 8091m: 23 April 2019
Dhaulagiri I 8167m: 12 May 2019
Kangchenjunga 8586m: 15 May 2019
Everest 8848m: 22 May 2019
Lhotse 8516m: 22 May 2019
Makalu 8163m: 24 May 2019
Nanga Parbat 8125m: 3 July 2019
Gasherbrum I 8080m: 15 July 2019
Gasherbrum II 8035m:  18 July 2019
K2 8614m: 24 July 2019
Broad Peak 8051m: 26 July 2019
Cho Oyu 8188m: 23 September 2019
Manaslu 8163m: 27 September 2019
Shishapangma 8027m: 29 October 2019