There’s this big dorky American who climbs mountains, but not that well. He attempts to climb K-2 but doesn’t summit because he stops to help someone (there is no doubt that the man is a GOOD GUY- yes I meant to put that in all CAPS- this book is practically hero worship). So he helps somebody out, but then he gets lost on the mountain for a day or two. Through his super duper climbing instincts, he manages to find his way back to his guide, but then loses him again, walks right past a bridge he’s supposed to cross and into the remote mountain village of Korphe in Pakistan all weak and cold. The man is lost but he finds his life’s purpose.
Korphe is an isolated place. There’s not much food, there’s not much anything really, but the people there are kind and take care of Mortenson. They treat him like an honored guest, feed him and nurse him back to health. He gets to know these people and has a powerful desire to give back to them, so he (a nurse) tends to their......
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