One thing that I noticed is having met some former Taliban is even they, as children, grew up being indoctrinated. They grew up in violence. They grew up in war. They were taught to hate. They were, they grew up in very ignorant cultures where they didn't learn about the outside world.

In "Three Cups of Tea" I was fairly critical of the military. And I mentioned that they're laptop warriors and there's no boots on the ground. But I can say now that they've gone through a tremendous learning curve.

Liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and I find - I think education is something that can bring us together.

Yes, I first visited Korphe village, Braldu valley, Baltistan, Pakistan, after failing to summit K2 in 1993, and met Haji Ali, a long time dear mentor and friend. My second visit to Korphe was in 19

Really, what education does is it gives opportunity, but it also gives hope.

When your kids accomplish something it means much more than anything you've done.

. . . hope resides in the future, while perspective and wisdom are almost always found by looking to the past.