Seven Years in Tibet Seven Years in Tibet is unlike any of the books we have previously read in this course. Although it doesn’t concentrate solely on a mountaineering expedition, such as his previous book The White Spider and most mountaineering literature, it does provide us with a much deeper look into the Tibetan culture…
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Reading Response, Week 8
Seven Years in Tibet
by ahs •
Although Seven Years in Tibet is not a mountaineering book, it adds to the subject invaluably by giving a deep insight into the lives and culture of the main group of people living near high altitude mountains. Harrer isn’t the most lavish writer, as he admits in the beginning, but the facts speak for themselves. The simple…
Reading Response, Week 8
Seven Years in Tibet: Week 8
by Bryant Lymburn •
Strangers in Hiding Bryant Lymburn Seven Years in Tibet is a book that accounts the difficulties, hardships, and ultimate joys of Heinrich Harrer’s travels through Tibet in order to escape the POW camps set up by Britain in India during World War 2. Harrer and his companions were in between expeditions to climb peaks in…
Reading Response, Week 8
Seven Years in Tibet
by Matt •
Harrer’s experience in Tibet definitely creates a unique adventure story. It is educational, mellow, shows friendship, and is a primary historical source as well. I have always wanted to know more about high mountain culture and I am glad I had the chance to learn a little through Harrer’s eyes. The other books we have read…
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Week 8 Reading Response
by mkg •
Seven Years in Tibet started off as a very eager read for me! I really enjoyed the introduction and the explanation as to why Harrer took to the mountains; it wasn’t because they were simply there or he was looking for something that would terrify him into finding the meaning of life, but rather, he…
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Discovering the Cultural Identity of Tibet From European Standpoint
by wmg •
The incredible, historic, and adventurous tale of Seven Years in Tibet showed one of the last intact and pure indigenous cultures left in the world. Contrary to previous expeditions, mapping quests, and escaping, this POW truly saw untainted Tibet for the first time from a European perspective. This POW was able to observe and record while still…
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Seven Years in Tibet
by lcm •
The uncharted territory that is described in Heinrich Harrer’s Seven Years in Tibet aids provides a backdrop that adds to an incredible adventure tale but also provides a view into the mind and soul of the mountaineer at the time. This “window to the soul” provides the reader with a better picture of what the…