If you have ever questioned the meaning of your life, longed to break free and discover its real secrets, this book is a must read true life story! In 1991 two Western women dye their hair black, climb into traditional Tibetan dresses and embark on an illegal, harrowing trek to Mount Kailash in the far west of Tibet. Facing wild dogs, possible arrest, exposure, lack of food and water; where a wrong step could plummet them to certain death, their spiritual pilgrimage is a testimony to the resilience of the human spirit. The author Lyse Lauren traces her search for truth, starting as a young girl, who at the age of nine has a near death experience which thenceforth, shapes the trajectory of her life. Leaving home at the age of sixteen, her escapades take her outside the 'normal' lifestyle, where questioning the true meaning of life leads to an isolated mountain hermitage, to take refuge under the wings of two highly revered Tibetan Masters and to encounter her fears head on, on an indomitable, sacred Mountain