Matt Dickson is not only the author of the fascinating thriller ‘North Face’, but also a climber of Mount Everest. In this novel, Dickson tells the story of an adventurous rescue attempt on Mount Everest’s north face linked to the tale of a family of fleeting Tibetans.

This is the second book in The Everest Files series where 18-year-old Ryan Hart, with the help of Tibetan girl Tashi, starts an illegal mission to rescue the source of a flashing light in the extreme dangers of Everest’s north face after an earthquake.

What do you think the treatment of Chen and the Chinese authorities to Tashi’s family represents? What does Chen’s beliefs and attitudes reflect about the Chinese community in general? How does the fate of Tibetans add depth to the entire story?