Mortenson spent the next few years fundraising for his charity and building schools in the region. Here, the villagers nursed him back to health, and in gratitude, he promised, on the spot, that he would return to build a school for the girls in the village.
The author of Three Cups of Tea and former head of the Central Asia Institute charity, Mortenson sat down with Tom Brokaw for an interivew that aired on Tuesday’s “Today” to discuss the allegations that he had made up or embellished his dramatic story and used charity funds for his own personal use, including the bankrolling of a national book tour.Ī quick refresher: In Three Cups of Tea, originally published in 2007, Mortenson recounted the story of getting lost after a failed attempt to climb K2, and finding his way, hungry and disoriented, into a remote Pakistani village. (Photo from NBC News)įor the first time since agreeing to pay his own charity back one million dollars, bestselling author and apparent serial exaggerator Greg Mortenson agreed to sit down for an interview.
Greg Mortenson talks to Tom Brokaw on Today.
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