Who was Heinrich Harrer?
Heinrich Harrer, the mountaineer and champion of Tibet who has died aged 93, first arrived in Lhasa in January 1946 as a penniless refugee, wearing a tattered sheepskin cloak. Accompanied by a fellow mountaineer, Harrer had made a terrifying trek from the Indian border across the high Tibetan plateau.
Who is Erling Harrer?
Harrer lived an adventurous life exploring the world’s highest peaks and led path-breaking expeditions to Alaska, the Andes and the Mountains of the Moon in Uganda, among other exotic mountain ranges. Born into a simple family in Hüttenberg, Austria, he grew up with a love for exploration.
Who is Hubert Harrer?
Harrer was born in Huttenberg in the Austrian province of Carinthia, and studied geography and sports at the Karl Franzen University in Graz. He competed as a skier in the 1936 winter Olympics, and ascended the Eiger two years later.
When did Heinrich Harrer join the SS?
In 1996, ORF editor and filmmaker Gerald Lehner found in American archives the membership card of Harrer, who joined the Sturmabteilung (SA) in October 1933. After the Anschluss of March 1938, as Germany annexed Austria, he joined the Schutzstaffel (SS) on 1 April.
