Murder in the High Himalaya by Jonathan Green

An intrepid journalist's investigation of cold-blooded murder in Chinese-occupied Tibet leads him deep within a lawless world in the land of the snows.

On September 30, 2006 gunfire echoed through the thin air near Advance Base Camp on Cho Oyu Mountain. Frequented by
thousands of climbers each year, Cho Oyu lies nineteen miles east of Mt.
Everest on the border between Tibet and Nepal. To the elite
mountaineering community, it offers a straightforward summit—a warm-up
climb to her formidable sister. To Tibetans, Cho Oyu promises a gateway
to freedom through a secret glacial path: the Nangpa La ..
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Murder in the High Himalaya is the unforgettable account of the brutal killing of Kelsang Namtso—a seventeen-year-old Tibetan nun
fleeing to India—by Chinese border guards. Witnessed by dozens of
Western climbers, Kelsang's death sparked an international debate over
China's savage oppression of Tibet. Adventure reporter Jonathan Green
has gained rare entrance into this shadow-land at the rooftop of the
world. In his affecting portrait of modern Tibet, Green raises
enduring questions about morality and the lengths we go to achieve
freedom.

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