Heinrich Harrer (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈhaʁɐ]; July 6, 1912 – January 7, 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author.
He is best known for his books The White Spider and Seven Years in Tibet
Heinrich Harrer was born in the Austrian city of Hüttenberg, Carinthia, to a postal worker. From 1933 to 1938 Harrer studied geography and sports at the Karl-Franzens University in Graz. Harrer became a member of the traditi...
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Heinrich Harrer (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈhaʁɐ]; July 6, 1912 – January 7, 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author.
He is best known for his books The White Spider and Seven Years in Tibet
Heinrich Harrer was born in the Austrian city of Hüttenberg, Carinthia, to a postal worker. From 1933 to 1938 Harrer studied geography and sports at the Karl-Franzens University in Graz. Harrer became a member of the traditional student corporation ATV Graz.
He was designated to participate in the combined Alpine skiing competition at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. However, the Austrian Alpine skiing team decided to boycott the event due to a conflict regarding the skiing instructor's status as professionals. As a result, Harrer did not participate.
He won the downhill event at the following year's World Student Games.
Harrer was one of the four climbers who made the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, Switzerland, with Anderl...
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