Across the Snow Mountains: From Tibet to Exile

by Rebecca S. Orton

Across the Snow From Tibet to Exile, shares the extraordinary true stories of four Tibetan women who risked everything to journey across the world’s highest peaks. With little more than faith and tenacity they walked for weeks through unforgiving terrain. Each woman’s path—from nomadic pastures and remote villages to refugee life in India—reveals not only survival against impossible odds, but also the profound resilience of the Tibetan spirit.
Through voices that are raw, courageous, and deeply human, this book illuminates the cost of displacement and the enduring hope that sustains a people in exile. Both an intimate portrait and a vital historical account, Across the Snow Mountains is a testament to courage, loss, and the unbreakable will to be free.

180 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 21, 2025

Reviews

[Debra Crowder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Across The Snow Mountains: From Tibet to Exile shares the extraordinary true stories of four Tibetan women who risked everything to journey across the world’s highest peaks. With little more than faith and tenacity, they walked for weeks through unforgiving terrain.

Each woman’s path, from nomadic pastures and remote villages to refugee life in India, reveals not only survival against impossible odds, but also the profound resilience of the Tibetan spirit.

This book is an inspiring and powerful testament to courage, perseverance, and human strength. It provides readers with insight into the incredible challenges faced by these women and highlights their unwavering determination. Across The Snow Mountains is a deeply moving and important read for anyone interested in stories of survival, faith, and the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit.

[Julie Hale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Across the Snow Mountains: From Tibet to Exile is a powerful and moving book that tells the true stories of four Tibetan women who fled their homeland by crossing the Himalayas and eventually finding exile in India. The author's personal friendships and thorough interviews with the women, helped her to vividly describe the dangers of their journey and their extraordinary courage and determination. This beautiful book not only shows the incredible challenge of crossing the mountains, but also the deep emotional pain of leaving home and the issues of rebuilding life in exile.