How a McKinsey Analyst Sought a Fortune as a Himalayan Goatherd
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Meet the Former McKinsey Analyst Now Herding Goats
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The last thing Babar Afzal remembers before he lost consciousness was sprinting across a Himalayan plateau wielding a Swiss-army knife, trying to save a herd of goats from being eaten by snow leopards.
As his oxygen-starved brain at 14,000 feet (4,300 meters) sent crippling pain down his spine before he blacked out, the former McKinsey & Co. analyst says he had a moment of clarity: This place could really use an ambulance.