At the in-house cinema of the Reinhold Messner Haus, you can experience impressive films about mountains, life at the limit, and extraordinary human stories. The Summer 2026 programme presents documentaries and narratives that lead from the peaks of the Himalayas to the rocky world of the Dolomites, bringing themes such as adventure, ethics, survival, and alpinism to life.
Regular admission fees apply to all films shown at the Reinhold Messner Haus. The films will be screened in the original German language with Italian subtitles. Headsets for simultaneous translation into Italian are available at the ticket desk.
Reinhold Messner tells the story of alpine climbing at the Three Peaks, especially the Great Zinne. The film traces the development from the pioneering age of mountaineering to modern sport climbing and recreates historical figures and landmark achievements.
The film tells the story of the first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen on May 8, 1978, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. Messner describes the idea, the preparation, and the dramatic climb to the summit, while also highlighting the importance of this achievement in the history of alpinism.
K2 – Der große Streit
The documentary explores the disputed first ascent of K2 in 1954 by an Italian expedition and the conflict surrounding Walter Bonatti. Reinhold Messner shows how solidarity, accusations, and later rehabilitation turned it into one of the most famous controversies in mountaineering history, using archive footage and reenactments.
The film centers on the myth of Cerro Torre in Patagonia and the disputed claim by Cesare Maestri that he reached the summit with Toni Egger in 1959. Reinhold Messner follows the trail of the expedition, examines facts and contradictions, and tries to determine what really happened.
