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Greg Mortenson is a mountain climber and former Army medic from Bozeman, Montana. He was stationed in Germany from 1975 - 1997, and received the Army Commendation medal. He graduated from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D. in 1983.

While attempting to climb K2 in 1993, Mortenson became weak and was forced to descend. Two local porters took him to their homes in Korphe and brought him back to health. To pay the community back for their compassion, Mortenson founded the Central Asia Institute, a non-profit that promotes education, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Central Asia.

Some of the achievements of the institute include:

48 schools fully or partially supported
547 fully or partially supported teachers
824 graduates from Porter Training Program
Over 21,000 students, including 9,400 girls supported

Works

Awards

1975 US Army Commendation medal
1998 American Alpine Club David Brower Conservation Award
2002 Peacemaker Award from Montana Community Mediation Center
2003 Climbing Magazine "Golden Piton Award" for humanitarian effort
2003 Vincent Lombardi Champion Award for humanitarian service
2003 Peacemaker of the Year" Benedictine Monks, Santa Fe, NM
2003 Outdoor Person of the Year - Outdoor Magazine
2003 Salzburg Seminar fellow, sponsored by Microsoft
2004 Freedom Forum "Free Spirit Award" (National Press Club, D.C.)
2004 Jeanette Rankin Peace Award - Institute for Peace
2005 Men's Journal 'Anti-Terror' Award

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