Korphe

After Haji Ali's family saves Greg's life, he reflects that he could never "imagine discharging the debt he felt to his hosts in Korphe."

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson: Questions 2006

And everywhere Mortenson goes, he brings an inspirational message built around a story that forms the cornerstone of "Three Cups of Tea" and his various ventures - how, in 1993, he tried and failed to reach the summit of K2, the world's second tallest mountain, to honor his dead sister, how he got lost and separated from his party on the descent and stumbled into a tiny village called Korphe.

Breaking News: CBS News 2011

Mortenson in T.V. interview: And I stumbled into a little village called Korphe, where I was befriended by the people and...

Breaking News: CBS News 2011

He wasn't the only one to find fault with Mortenson's claims, which include being nursed back to health in the Pakistani town of Korphe after failing to summit K2 the second tallest mountain on Earth and being kidnapped for eight days by the Taliban.

Greg Mortenson's Stories From 'Three Cups Of Tea' Called Into Question By '60 Minutes' (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

He wasn't the only one to find fault with Mortenson's claims, which include being nursed back to health in the Pakistani town of Korphe after failing to summit K2 the second tallest mountain on Earth and being kidnapped for eight days by the Taliban.

Greg Mortenson's Stories From 'Three Cups Of Tea' Called Into Question By '60 Minutes' (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

Media allegations that Greg did not visit Korphe in 1993 are false; he first visited Korphe in September 1993 after failing to reach the summit of K2 and he later built a school there, statement reads in part.

'Three Cups of Tea' author sued 2011

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle quoted a statement from Mr. Mortenson that his presentation of events in Korphe was a compressed version in order to simplify "a complicated story."

Publisher Plans to Vet Memoir With Author Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg 2011

The news show on Sunday challenged the accuracy of Mr. Mortenson's version of his 1993 visit to the Pakistan village of Korphe following a failed mountain-climbing trip.

Publisher Plans to Vet Memoir With Author Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg 2011

But Mortenson's story of falling into his life's mission when he literally fell down a mountain near K2, and was nursed back to health in the remote village of Korphe, Pakistan, has touched a chord with the American public.

Cynthia P. Schneider: Reading the (Three Cups of) Tea Leaves on the Afghan Strategy 2009

Weak and exhausted, he walked 58 miles before coming by chance to Korphe, a small village built on a shelf jutting out from a canyon.

Education for Peace: Greg Mortenson 2009