Here it is the yak’s pace that dictates the tempo of life, and so it has been for thousands of years. When they finally arrive, they manage to convince the government that they should be allowed to stay, and in turn, they witness numerous festivals, learn the language, and Harrer even becomes a tutor to his holiness the Dalai Lama. They sneak into the country with a number of elaborate lies and outdated travel permits all in the hopes of reaching Lhasa. Harrer and his climbing partner, Peter Aufschnaiter, escape the prisoner of war camp in India and end up living in Tibet for seven years. What I love about this book is the insight into Tibetan culture.
Men know that they will be born again and hope for a higher form of existence in the next life, earned by pious conduct in this one. While the world was at war with the Nazi’s, Tibet was having its own problems which eventually led to an invasion by the Chinese.Įarthly existence is of little worth in Tibet, and death has no terrors. The Austrian mountain climber made several attempts at escape, and finally succeeded at making it to the border of Tibet, a land that rarely accepted foreign visitors. He was then arrested by the British army in India and put into a Prisoner of War camp. Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer is the true story of the author who was on a mountaineering expedition in the Himalaya when England declared war with Germany. Our minds, exhausted by hardships, could not absorb the shock of so many and such powerful impressions.
We spoke no word, and to this day, I can find no terms to express how overwhelming were our sensations.
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