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One man's mission to promote peace ... one school at a time. 1993: After a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, a mountaineer called Greg Mortenson drifted into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. Winner of the Kiriyama Prize 2007; Time Magazine Asia Book of the Year; Montana Honor Book Award; People Magazine - Critics' Choice; 2010 The Christopher Award: 'To affirm the highest values of the highest spirit'. 2009 Italy: Premio Gambrinus; Mom's Choice Award 2009.