Reinhold Messner für ALPS Magazin

On a hike with Reinhold Messner in South Tyrol - title story in ALPS magazine - photographed by Heinrich Hülser c/o picture:service GmbH

During a steep ascent to one of his favorite mountain chalets, Heinrich Hülser, picture: service GmbH, photographed Reinhold Messner in his element. The mountain world. The most famous alpinist in the world didn't give the photographer a break at all and requested quiet and undivided attention for the beauty of nature.

Despite these requirements, great photos were created, showing the self-proclaimed "Savior of the Mountains" from a very...