He became the friend and tutor of the young Dalai Lama and finally accompanied him into India when he was put to flight by the Red Chinese invasion.
He stayed there for seven years, learned the language and acquired a greater understanding of Tibet and the Tibetans than any Westerner had ever before achieved. Heinrich Harrer, traveller, explorer and mountaineer led one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century. Available in used condition with free US shipping on orders. By an almost super-human effort, on his third attempt he succeeded in escaping from the internment camp and fled into Tibet.Īfter a series of remarkable experiences in a country never crossed before by a Westerner, Harrer reached the forbidden city of Lhasa. Buy Return to Tibet: Tibet After the Chinese Occupation By Heinrich Harrer (Heinrich Harrer). An Austrian national, he was imprisoned by the British in India. Heinrich Harrer, already a famous mountaineer and Olympic ski champion, was caught by the outbreak of the Second World War while climbing in the Himalayas. Return to Tibet Paperback Import, Januby Heinrich Harrer (Author) 27 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 1.99 10 Used from 1.99 1 Collectible from 28.00 Paperback 8.59 12 Used from 5.04 4 New from 33. Then Heinrich Harrer, a mountaineer with a contrasting destiny - and a Nazi past - to whom Brad. Historically yours brings together 3 characters who went to Tibet: Alexandra David Nel, the first Western who entered, by defiance and under a false identity, in the forbidden city of Lhasa. Settling in Lhasa, the Forbidden City, he became the tutor and friend of the present Dalai Lama in this classic of adventure literature. Stphane Bern SEASON 2022 - 202318h00, May 08, 2023. Imprisoned in India by the British when WWII was declared, Austrian climber Heinrich Harrer escaped, crossing the Himalayas to Tibet.
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