The Other Olympians

Posted on: April 25, 2008


[Illustration] Tad Welch

Each year 2,000 to 4,000 Tibetans peacefully resist the oppression in their homeland by escaping across the Himalayas. Freedom. Alpine style.

Editor's note: Many thanks to Tad Welch for sending this drawing to us. He was also kind enough to provide a high-res PDF, which you can download here.

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