He later considered the expedition a residing hell, and harder than any of his exploits inside the mountains. Though Messner is best noted for carrying Rolex watches for many of his alpine expeditions (such as an Oysterquartz to the 1980 solo summit), for the "Würth-Antarktis-Transversale" he chose an Omega Speedmaster https://www.watchesworld.com/frozen-in-time-luxury-watches-for-winter/