Otto Harrer - That´s How He Rolls

What makes other people actually happy in life? If you ever wondered, you have come to the right place. In regular intervals REHACARE.de asks a varity of people always the same questions. What results from that? Read for yourself!

07/12/2011

 
Otto Harrer; © private

Name: Otto Harrer
Age: 49
City: Breitenau/Austria
Occupation: research assistant at the Chair of Metal Forming, University of Leoben (Austria)
Handicap: Both arms malformed, facial nerve paralysis, right ear deformed by thalidomide

Between high mountains and steep peaks – that is where Otto Harrer feels most comfortable. Even his multiple disabilities do not keep him off the dangerous sport of mountain climbing. About his experiences as a hiker and why he would like to be in the veins of a human body, he tells us on REHACARE.de.

REHACARE.de: When did you last laugh heartily and what about?
Otto Harrer: Every day I heartily laugh several times about all possible things.

REHACARE.de: What is your favourite place? And why?
Otto Harrer: On Hochlantsch (Austrian mountain) because I grew up there.

REHACARE.de: The last meal in my life would be…
Otto Harrer: Spaghetti.

REHACARE.de: Which person has influenced you most?
Otto Harrer: I cannot say that. I do not let people affect me very easily.

REHACARE.de: Is there something you should throw away, but won’t?
Otto Harrer: No, I keep old things for a very long time, but at some point they end up in the trash.

REHACARE.de: If you were to win one million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?
Otto Harrer: I do not agonise about things that do not happen.

REHACARE.de: Which moment of your life would you like to relive?
Otto Harrer: There are many beautiful moments. However, I do not want to experience the same things twice because I have these moments already in me. Instead I am always looking for new beautiful moments.

 
The enthusiastic climber and hiker enjoys best wide mountain landscapes and long runs trough the forest - here between the peaks of the Caucasus; © private

REHACARE.de: I would like to be…
Otto Harrer: I would like to be in the veins of a human body to discover how it works.

REHACARE.de: What are you fed up about?
Otto Harrer: About falsehood and flattery.

REHACARE.de: How can you relax the best?
Otto Harrer: During long runs through the forest.

REHACARE.de: I enjoy listening to music by…
Otto Harrer: Seer (Austrian music group).

REHACARE.de: Which questions would you like answered the most?
Otto Harrer: Who can make amend the damage inflicted by politics and the greed of the economy?

REHACARE.de: What are you most afraid of?
Otto Harrer: Of dangers, which I cannot influence.

REHACARE.de: What else would you like to accomplish in life?
Otto Harrer: I still want to climb many mountains and enjoy these beautiful moments.