Overview
- Messner and Diane Schumacher exchanged vows in Rajasthan in a private Hindu rite, completing seven circles around a sacred fire while dressed in white with flower garlands.
- He shared photos and statements on Instagram, calling the moment “magical, mystical” and noting it was “only the two of us.”
- The couple says they will travel in about a month to Pakistan to visit Nanga Parbat, Laila Peak, schools he financed, and people in Nagaton connected to his 1970 experiences.
- Corriere della Sera reports their ages as 81 and 45, a 36‑year difference, while another outlet’s headline misstates the gap.
- The ceremony follows the completion of his house‑museum in Sesto Pusteria; he added that Diane intends to carry on his school initiative, and she joked they might even wed a third time in Pakistan.