Standing on his right is Heinrich Harrer. The one with the cheesy moustache is Adolph Hitler. His life could have very easily spiraled toward an early death on the battlefield or he could have been compromised in the many atrocities perpetrated by the SS during the war.Īs it turned out, the only day he wore his SS uniform was the day he got married. After the ascent he and the rest of the team had a photo op with Adolf Hitler. He had also joined the SS with the rank of sergeant. Harrer had been a member of the Nazi party for just two months. They reached the summit on July 24th,1938. Heinrich Harrer was part of a four man team who were the first to successfully scale the North face of the Eiger. I closed my eyes and hearkened to the murmured prayers and the solemn music and sweet incense rising to the evening sky.”
Whether it is Lhasa or Rome-all are united by one wish: to find God and to serve Him. We kept saying to ourselves, ‘It is only a child.’ A child, indeed, but the heart of the concentrated faith of thousands, the essence of their prayers, longings, hopes.
Deeply moved we hid ourselves behind the women as if to protect ourselves from being drawn into the magic circle of his power. The women stiffened in a deep obeisance and hardly dared to breathe.
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