Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaOver a period of six years, Dr. Schaller explored the awesome Himalays in order to study the fascinating but increasingly rare wild life of the area and to determine what locations would make good reserves and national parks. Just as the outside influences of the last quarter century are taking their toll of the wildlife of the region, so are they changing the culture of the people who have lived there for centuries. High adventure, introspection, observation, and discovery are a part of this story. |
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... Phu - Tsering in about three days , after I had checked the tahr at Hum . But during the night of March 5 it snowed ... Phu - Tsering , Hem Bahadur , and I reached the mon- astery . A hard - eyed villager met us at the gate , saying that ...
... Phu - Tsering in about three days , after I had checked the tahr at Hum . But during the night of March 5 it snowed ... Phu - Tsering , Hem Bahadur , and I reached the mon- astery . A hard - eyed villager met us at the gate , saying that ...
Page 232
... Phu - Tsering shivers as he tucks the note into his jacket . I check my altimeter : 17,800 feet . A cornice of snow blocks access to the slope , and we chop it away with a hoe brought from Ringmo for such a purpose . With Phu - Tsering ...
... Phu - Tsering shivers as he tucks the note into his jacket . I check my altimeter : 17,800 feet . A cornice of snow blocks access to the slope , and we chop it away with a hoe brought from Ringmo for such a purpose . With Phu - Tsering ...
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... Phu - Tsering has tea ready , and I sip it while he pre- pares oatmeal porridge or tsampa or a mixture of the two . He is a pragmatic cook . Once , for several days , I noted that whether he served tea or coffee it always tasted the ...
... Phu - Tsering has tea ready , and I sip it while he pre- pares oatmeal porridge or tsampa or a mixture of the two . He is a pragmatic cook . Once , for several days , I noted that whether he served tea or coffee it always tasted the ...
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