Reading progress update: I've read 57 out of 165 pages.

My Quest for the Yeti: Confronting the Himalayas' Deepest Mystery - Reinhold Messner

So, does he or does he not have permission to be where he is?

 

Considering he seems to have a lot of trouble with Chinese police, are his problems caused by him not having papers or by the Chinese police being obstructive?