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Herder. Here. In the remote foothills of the Orient the imposing front here of Tibet beckoning tantalizing. But Western explorers could only dream of what lay beyond Tibet was a forbidden land. The borders were closed. In 1925 the American Kermit and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. inheriting their famous father the bird of adventure launched a series of expeditions to the fringes of Tibet. They first went to Russia in Turkey and in the Western

Himalayas. And returned with the millions of rare Asian fauna in one thousand twenty eight and twenty nine. The Roosevelt brothers traveled to that you want. I'm Yoona on the Chinese Tibetan border. Their friend said cutting joined them on both expeditions recording the fascinating land and their people with a 35 millimeter movie camera cutting a New York bonanza here and resident of New Jersey became completely in childhood by the world of high death with mountains and rugged tribal people. He formed an uncommon desire to penetrate the heartland of Tibet. In 1930 cutting ventured on his own to those areas of southern Quebec open to the British with train. 31 he had a unique correspondence with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Religious and secular leader of Tibet. In the many letters exchanged during the next two years

cutting out an official invitation to visit central to the. Death of the Dalai Lama in December of 1933 struck a great blow to his ambition. But finally in 1935 a crush on the green council of Tibet informed cutting that he and his friend fellow world traveler Arthur Verney would be permitted to enter Tibet and become the first American to visit the holy city of light. They set out from the British from the resort and the plantation of Darjeeling. Travelled through it and began the climb to the Tibetan border. Cutting and burning ponies or mules rented from camps and villages along the way and covered only 10 to 20 miles a day. In this remote land they were forced to bring their own servant tent and provisions for the entire journey crossing the fourteen thousand eight hundred.

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And the governor. Cutting his friendship with the late Dalai Lama and documents from the crush on Bernie were entertained royally like the nobility. And now we are you and me here. I'm Randi. Kaye.

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The prime. Incarnation of the religious leader had been in China since 1923. Due to political difficulties with the 13th and the last government he was attempting to return to 1930. Mandate. Here right now

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America by car and with their film the story of this strange land. In 1937 cutting was invited to return to Lhasa with his wife Helen a week later the 935 journey from Sikkim to Ghana and proceeded directly to the from home. Cutting enjoyed the adventuresome crossing and found time to make friends with it. But. After a few days on the trail they join the crowds of people moving toward the back wound and I wrote on with our happy I'm.

HAPPY I'M HAPPY I'M after how. My hair around the bend in the road maybe held the first view of the puddle on a pallet and portrait of the Dalai Lama. Soaring massive white buildings. Power of the lost and symbolized the heart today. But they were separated by the open air in the clear sunlight free of any wheeled traffic filled with people shopping and visiting. Staring at or following me strangely dressed foreigners. From any point that they could speak of her life.

And soon were given the rare treat of a visit to the inner courtyard. And thought it was time for one of the highlights of the social date than the five day party given at the Power House and Mr. and Mrs.. Special invitation it was one of the wealthiest and most influential men in the capital. All of lawful nobility arrived at the hours of eating drinking and march on the women arrayed in their finest dresses and you'll hear Mrs. cutting poses with Mr. Starr and her sister. Cool cool thank you right here again.

You're not a lady's man. I gather. You've been imported from China. Will the prime minister and the region. The region the supreme authority in the absence of the Dalai Lama

awaiting the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. In contrast to the guard. Entering the gate protected by several of the billion working on a painting in commemoration of the late. Hundred monks It was the largest monastery in the world here and I met a young incarnate Lama on a daily. For the children and their parents.

The cuttings were lucky to witness the annual outing of 300 llama in the park surrounding the cutting temporary wonderful application were set up under the tree. Most left their heavy duty you're longing included informal gathering as well as serious discourse with their tutors in the open air. Cranks of the outing was a great party given by the lama for the members of the

government. Ministers in their goal block and the ride with their entourage. They were greeted by the lama with elaborate. A government official enjoyed a long formal meal and by the time waited in the car. At the end of the day that here pays another dignitary to intervene. And. The we. Have to quickly afraid to go away and be caught by the river. No one not even prepared for the return journey. The older voices were loading and they were underway. Sadly the multiple city come and break down the rivers the high peak retracing their steps the

proctor was killed by the wind and later on to. Carry me hint of the rain wind. Cutting wood never again to the bit to get. But through building in left upright looked like a big old didn't mind. Oh.