He later considered the expedition a dwelling hell, and harder than any of his exploits within the mountains. Though Messner is greatest noted for wearing Rolex watches for many of his alpine expeditions (for example an Oysterquartz for the 1980 solo summit), for the "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he selected an Omega Speedmaster https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/