The memoir of Dapsing, a Tibetan apso purportedly belonging to Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the one among the two climbers to be the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, brings to light a dog though common, but undeniably with a life lived extraordinarily.From losing its tail to a frostbite in the Himalayas to a fateful final days in Mungpoo, Darjeeling, India. The book interweaves itself through the history of the place to subtle philosophical take on existence.