In reply to Ackbar: And the same ethics applied to him by his expedition partners, slating is name for the past few decades, those shouldn't be considered? I think there is a hell of a lot more than meets the eye here. At the end of the day Messner's career has amongst them some of the greatest ascents made by any man alive - things like the Messner route on the south face of the marmolada, completed onsight and solo, which is still a massive classic today. Yes these are technical ethics, but Messner has continually tried to protect the alps from bolts, and climbed in the best style possible. That he has a commecrialistic streak in him, is that so bad? It's made his career possible, and he has at times received alot of bad press, often through no fault of his own. I've not seen the latest film but I'm sure it's no worse than anything produced by his detractors...