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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... half hours . By the time we passed this obstacle it was late afternoon , and Beg found us another home for the night , this one in the village of Hyderabad . I walked out into the garden among bare apricot trees . Downstream the shining ...
... half hours . By the time we passed this obstacle it was late afternoon , and Beg found us another home for the night , this one in the village of Hyderabad . I walked out into the garden among bare apricot trees . Downstream the shining ...
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... half wishful , half prophetic . But what spiritual terrors as- sailed these men in the dark recesses of their minds once they had viewed the awful route ? All major peaks have known tragedy and K2 is no exception . In 1939 , during an ...
... half wishful , half prophetic . But what spiritual terrors as- sailed these men in the dark recesses of their minds once they had viewed the awful route ? All major peaks have known tragedy and K2 is no exception . In 1939 , during an ...
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... Half and half , sah , " Phu- Tsering explained . " Sherpas want coffee and Sahib wants tea . " When sun touches the summit of the peak on the other side of the valley , it is almost seven o'clock , time for me to leave . I travel the ...
... Half and half , sah , " Phu- Tsering explained . " Sherpas want coffee and Sahib wants tea . " When sun touches the summit of the peak on the other side of the valley , it is almost seven o'clock , time for me to leave . I travel the ...
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