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Heinrich Harrer obituary in The Economist

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 TRNovice 31 Jan 2006
I guess that doesn't happen with too many climbers...

http://www.economist.com/people/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5407487 (I don't think you need to be a registered subscriber to view this article).

I did think that they weren't going to mention the Eiger, but it was there towards the end, complete with White Spider reference. I thought the comment about "Nothing remotely evil was ever attributed to Mr Harrer; he said he had worn his SS uniform only once, at his wedding." Was well made.

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