Messner Mountain Hut

Original ice axe -- my 1978 K2 climb

Not for sale. On loan for museum display, school talks, or serious climbers who want to hold the piece. Free. Treat it like your first child.

Sharpened with a file in Kathmandu. Up K2 with me in 1978 without oxygen. Still in one piece. Just.

One-day Dolomites guiding -- for the serious

I am 80 and still going. If you can walk 8 hours and carry 10 kilos, I can walk with you one day in the Dolomites. Not a beginner route. Ask first.

Mountains do not care about your ego. That is why we go.

€150 per_day

Koflach expedition boots -- size 42

My old Koflach doubles. Size 42. Stiff, warm, tall. Good for any 6000+ peak. EUR 80/week rent or EUR 250 outright. Deposit EUR 150 for rent.

Took me up Aconcagua and Denali. They have rust nowhere because I cared for them.

€80 per_week

Talk at your school -- donation only

I will come to your school for an hour. Stories, slides, questions. No fee. A donation to mountain rescue is appreciated. EU and UK only, you pay travel.

Kids get mountains more than adults. They have not forgotten how to look up.

Yak-wool blanket -- from the Zanskar valley

Hand-woven in Zanskar, 2004. Smells like the monastery. Stays warm in any weather. EUR 60.

Gift from a monk who would not accept money. I gave him a compass. Fair trade.

€60 flat