image

Der Suedtiroler Bergsteiger Reinhold Messner posiert am Dienstag, 6. September 2005, im Rahmen einer Wahlkampfkamagne der Gruenen auf dem Zugspitzplateau in 2.600 Meter Hoehe. (AP Photo/Christof Stache) --- Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner poses on a plateau of Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze, southern Germany, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005 during a photo call of a Green Party election campaign event at the 2.600 meters (1.6 miles) altitude location. Messner, who has been a delegate of the Italian Green party in the European Parliament, supports the Bavarian Green party in their campaign for the German general elections on Sept. 18, 2005. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Christof Stache)