 Mortenson further explained, "The time about our final days on K2 and ongoing journey to Korphe village and Skardu is a compressed version of events that took place in the fall of 1993..."

Scott Darsney, a respected mountaineer and friend of Greg Mortenson, sent an email, subsequently turned into an exclusive article for "Outside" magazine's online version, as a response to the allegations against Mortenson.Darsney questioned the accuracy and fairness of both the Krakauer piece and the "60 Minutes" report.Darsney had been interviewed by Krakauer, and maintained that Krakauer either misquoted or misunderstood what he said.