He later on deemed the expedition a living hell, and harder than any of his exploits from the mountains. However Messner is best noted for carrying Rolex watches For a lot of of his alpine expeditions (for example an Oysterquartz for that 1980 solo summit), for that "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he chose https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/