Greg Mortenson’s group of mountain...
Greg Mortenson’s group of mountain climbers failed ascending K2. Then, while descending the mountain, he became lost and nearly died. He wandered into the impoverished village of Korphe, was welcomed and returned to health by their graciousness. In response he decided to get a school building constructed for the village. His book Three Cups of Tea records how (after an amazing feat of fund-raising) he finally returned with the materials for the building. Yet, he was prevented from building at that time. He settled for constructing a school in a nearby village.