Beyond Seven Years in Tibet

The full autobiography of one of the world's most wellknown adventurers. Heinrich Harrer, traveller, explorerand mountaineer led one of the most extraordinary livesof the twentieth century. He famously spent Seven Yearsin Tibet (published in 1953 and made into the filmstarring Brad Pitt in 1997) and was tutor, mentor and alifelong friend of the Dalai Lama. He made the firstascent of the notorious North Face of the Eiger (told inhis book The White Spider) and summited unclimbed peaksin Alaska, the Himalaya and South America. In thisdramatic autobiography he brings to life all of hisadventures, from growing up in a small mountain villagein Carinthia, to the early days of climbing in the Alps,his success on the Eiger in 1938, through his time inTibet, to his later expeditions. Looking back in his 90'son a long life full of adventures, Harrer candidlyrecounts his meeting with Adolf Hitler and his flirtationwith the Nazi regime in the late 1930's. He reviews histime in Tibet and reveals many never before discloseddetails. He chronicles his later expeditions that includethe first ascent of Carstenz Pyramid in New Guinea,exploration of the Amazon with King Leopold III ofBelgium and ethnological research and travels to remoteparts of Asia, South America and Africa. This book bringsto life his incredible life, much of which is littleknown outside his standout achievements.

The full autobiography of one of the world's most wellknown adventurers. Heinrich Harrer, traveller, explorerand mountaineer led one of the most extraordinary livesof the twentieth century. He famously spent Seven Yearsin Tibet (published in 1953 and made into the filmstarring Brad Pitt in 1997) and was tutor, mentor and alifelong friend of the Dalai Lama. He made the firstascent of the notorious North Face of the Eiger (told inhis book The White Spider) and summited unclimbed peaksin Alaska, the Himalaya and South America. In thisdramatic autobiography he brings to life all of hisadventures, from growing up in a small mountain villagein Carinthia, to the early days of climbing in the Alps,his success on the Eiger in 1938, through his time inTibet, to his later expeditions. Looking back in his 90'son a long life full of adventures, Harrer candidlyrecounts his meeting with Adolf Hitler and his flirtationwith the Nazi regime in the late 1930's. He reviews histime in Tibet and reveals many never before discloseddetails. He chronicles his later expeditions that includethe first ascent of Carstenz Pyramid in New Guinea,exploration of the Amazon with King Leopold III ofBelgium and ethnological research and travels to remoteparts of Asia, South America and Africa. This book bringsto life his incredible life, much of which is littleknown outside his standout achievements.

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