Greg Mortenson November 10, 2008

Since a 1993 climb on Pakistan's K2, Greg Mortenson has dedicated his life to promote community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mortenson is also the co-author of the No. 1 New York Times best-seller, 'Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time.'