They arrived in Tibet in late 1947 via China and spent the next three years learning the Kham dialect of the Tibetan language of East Tibet, a vital necessity in being able to carry out their medical missionary work. With the Chinese advancing and supplies low, Patterson decided to make a hazardous journey to India for medical supplies and food before the rivers flooded. This book is the story of that journey across high mountain trails hardly ever crossed by man in a land of devastating beauty. It is a marvellous tale. He was unable to return to Tibet and his companion Geoffrey Bull fell prisoner under the Chinese - an experience that lasted more than three years and nearly killed him. Hardcover, No Dust Jacket, spine faded, Very Good.