 In 1982 Gary published "Life Among the Magars" after having met with the King of Nepal.After joining Redd Barna's save the children efforts for Nepal and learning the key skills necessary to tackle large road projects, they set off on a personal effort to raise $60,000 for a food-for-work road project that started the transformation of the region and has become a major artery for transportation which can now be seen on Google Maps.When the road was initially completed from Dhobadi up over the 5,000ft pass to Arakhale it was named "Barbara's Highway" after Barbara, who died in 1991.