Heinrich Harrer
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An Austrian explorer and writer, Harrer combined academic study of geography and sports at the University of Graz with a passion for mountaineering, which led him to join the historic 1938 first ascent of the Eiger’s North Face alongside Fritz Kasparek, Ludwig Vörg and Anderl Heckmair. The feat, celebrated worldwide, later formed the core of his 1959 book The White Spider. After a 1939 Himalayan e…
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