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Bookmark or Share- Three Cups of Tea - WikipediaIn 1993, mountaineer Greg Mortenson attempted to climb K2, the world's second highest mountain, located in the Karakoram range of Gilgit-Baltistan, as a way of honoring the memory of his deceased sister, Christa.
- The Back Story - Central Asia InstituteIn 2006, Greg Mortenson, co-founder of Central Asia Institute, co-authored and published Three Cups of Tea, a book about his experiences in Pakistan. Four years later Mortenson wrote Stones into Schools (published 2010) in which he describes his efforts to bring CAI’s educational mission into the remote Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan.
- What Mortenson Got Wrong - The New Yorker“Three Cups of Tea” is one of the bestselling books by Greg Mortenson, a mountaineer whose Central Asia Institute claims to have built or significantly supported more than a hundred and seventy...
- Greg Mortenson Biography | List of Works, Study Guides ...Born in Rochester, Minnesota in 1957, Greg Mortenson spent much of his childhood living in Tanzania with his family. He graduated from high school in Minnesota and subsequently enlisted in the United States Army for two years. He served in Germany and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.
- Central Asia Institute - WikipediaGreg Mortenson, co-founder of CAI, began his work in Pakistan in 1993. The organization was established with funds from co-founder Jean Hoerni, a Swiss physicist and Silicon Valley microchip pioneer. [12] Mortenson's first visit to Pakistan was during his expedition to climb K2, the world's second-highest mountain
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