Greg Mortenson was once a mountaineer and is now better known as a
writer and for running a charity organization that works in education.
He shot to fame for his book
"Three
Cups of Tea", which describes his adventures after an unsuccessful
mountaineering attempt in Pakistan. Lost and in poor health, he
reached a village where he was nursed back to health. (He also
described run-ins with the Taliban.) To thank the villagers, Mortenson
returned to the US to raise funds for setting up a school there, which
later became his life's work.
Recently, an investigation by the television channel CBS has revealed
several inaccuracies in his story as well as allegations of misused
funds, which has caused a lot of controversy.
Which peak was Mortenson aiming to scale, which serves as a starting point for
this tale?
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K2, considered one of the toughest peaks to surmount.