In the far western Himalayas, stands the Inner Sanctuary, twelve majestic peaks roughly the height of Mount Everest some 8,000 meters tall। The highest at 29,128 feet is Mt. Jangangrrful, (Karakal) meaning, “Father of light.”
Karakal, because of its unpredictable weather, one-hundred mile-per-hour winds, continually falling ice chunks the size of buildings, is located on the border of China, Tajikistan, and Pakistan, a treacherous mountain terrain filled with fierce Uighur tribesmen and bloodthirsty terrorists। Its mile high South Face, the most dangerous climb in the world, is precisely what beckons the IMAGE’ film company and elite alpinists to climb the treacherous peak against all odds.
In this sequel to James Hilton’s 1934 classic, it is the fall of 1997, some sixty-years after Hugh Conway was shanghaied from Baskul and disappeared without a trace। A team of confident climbers set out to summit the face of the world’s tallest mountain known as Karakal with notable celebrities and journalists. Not long into their journey, the climbers know they are headed for disaster. Rescue teams from all over the world race toward Karakal yet only one of the sixty climbers, Chicago journalist Tim Campbell, survives to face unfounded international accusations as he tells an amazing tale of visiting the mythical Shangri-La.
Did he make up the entire story of Chang Shambhala for fame and profit?
"Maybe true, maybe not true. Better you believe!"
