In his book Three Cups of Tea, mountaineer Greg Mortenson details his humanitarian efforts to build schools in Pakistan. His story brought him worldwide acclaim and sold lots of books. There’s just one problem, says the writer Jon Krakauer: Mortenson’s story is a lie. Krakauer has written at length about holes he’s found in Mortenson’s tale, allegations the journalist Jennifer Jordan pushes back against in a new documentary film. Jordan and Krakauer join us Monday to discuss the controversy over Three Cups of Tea.
Jon Krakauer is the author of several books including Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Missoula. His book about Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Deceit [Amazon|Indiebound], was published into 2011. He also wrote an article on Medium.com about Mortenson.
Jennifer Jordan is the author of the book The Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2 [Amazon|Indiebound]. Her new documentary about Greg Mortenson is called Three Thousand Cups of Tea.
Central Asia Institute provided the following statement in response to today's program:
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