South Tyrol

Stelvio National Park

Hiking in the Ortler area of the Stelvio National Park (the largest national park in Italy), near the small mountain town of Solda, South Tyrol, Italy. Hikers approaching Rifugio Serristori (Dusseldorferhutte). © Rudolf Abraham Nikon D700 + 14-24/2.8 Shot towards the end of last year while working on a feature on the Messner Mountain Museums …

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Reflective mood

Words of wisdom (with self portrait) at the ‘Firmian’ Messner Mountain Museum. Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy © Rudolf Abraham Nikon D700 + 14-24/2.8 To license this image or view more images from the Messner Mountain Museums in Italy’s South Tyrol region click here. Photo copyright © Rudolf Abraham. All rights reserved. Images may not be …

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Messner Mountain Museum

The ‘Ripa’ Messner Mountain Museum (MMM Ripa). Brunico, South Tyrol, Italy. © Rudolf Abraham The Messner Mountain Museums are a group of six museums across Italy’s South Tyrol (Sudtirol) region (well one is actually a few kilometres into the Veneto region, to be precise), dedicated to the mountain world, created by renowned mountaineer Reinhold Messner. …

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Nepal in South Tyrol

The ‘Firmian’ Messner Mountain Museum, Bolzano (Bozen), South Tyrol, Italy. The Messner Mountain Museums (MMM) are an outstanding group of museums scattered across Italy’s beautiful South Tyrol region, dedicated to the mountain world, created by renowned mountaineer Reinhold Messner. MMM Firmian is the centrepiece of these museums, and is housed in the restored Sigmundskron Castle. …

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