Seattle, 1988, 1st edition. 248 pp, 113 color photos, maps. Messner's ascents of the 14 8,000-meter peaks, without oxygen and many solo, is the greatest mountaineering feat of all time. In addition to the stories, this book is a reference for the history and routes of the 8000 meter peaks.
The first person to conquer the 14 peaks is Italian Reinhold Messner who climbed his first 8,000 meter peak in 1970 and finished his last in 1986.
Here is a list of the fourteen 8,000 meter peaks and the year Reinhold Messner climbed them:
