George Kohler and his son Josh had stopped for a drink on top of the Tibetan Plateau, 4,000m above sea level, when they spotted the Chinese police coming towards them. For four months they’d been heading east from their home in Norfolk on their around-the-world adventure. They’d spent the previous two days climbing through yak-dotted valleys, past temples and prayer flags. Everything seemed so idyllic. What could possibly be wrong?
“Using Google Translate, they said we couldn’t go any further,” recalls 23-year-old Josh. “They took us down to the police station to talk to us more, and basically said the county we were in was forbidden for foreigners.”
