by Heinrich Harrer · Libros del Asteroide · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788410178427
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In 1939, the outbreak of war caught Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountaineer, in India. After escaping from a British prisoner-of-war camp, Harrer ventured into Tibet, a neutral country forbidden to foreigners. Together with Peter Aufschnaiter, he trekked thousands of kilometers on foot to Lhasa, where he became a teacher and friend of the young Dalai Lama. 'Seven Years in Tibet' narrates Harrer's epic adventure through a hostile territory and his encounter with an ancient culture on the brink of Chinese annexation. A tale of courage, perseverance, and a unique look at a world in its final days.
Heinrich Harrer was an Austrian mountaineer, explorer, writer, sportsman, geographer, and an SS sergeant. He was a member of the four-man climbing team that made the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the "last problem" of the Alps, in July 1938. Harrer and the team flew the Nazi flag atop the mountain. Harrer had joined the Nazi Party shortly after the annexation of Austria in March 1938, and was personally received by Hitler after the climb. A year later in 1939, he and the climbing team went on an expedition to the Indian Himalayas, where they were arrested by British colonial authorities due to the outbreak of World War II. He eventually escaped to Tibet, staying there until 1951. He is the author of two autobiographical books, Seven Years in Tibet (1952) and The White Spider (1959).
