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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... seemed like an ideal place to begin my research in the northern mountains , and , after obtaining permission from the royal family , I spent the first of several months there . The Chitral Gol is about thirty square miles in size , all ...
... seemed like an ideal place to begin my research in the northern mountains , and , after obtaining permission from the royal family , I spent the first of several months there . The Chitral Gol is about thirty square miles in size , all ...
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... seemed that the trail ahead was impassable and no one was willing to be a porter . Knowing of the Chitralis ' proclivity to con- sider the possible as quite impossible , I insisted on making an at- tempt the next day but without donkeys ...
... seemed that the trail ahead was impassable and no one was willing to be a porter . Knowing of the Chitralis ' proclivity to con- sider the possible as quite impossible , I insisted on making an at- tempt the next day but without donkeys ...
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... seemed , to the traffic jam of about a hundred trucks , their drivers increasingly impatient , that now lined both sides of the obstacle . By late afternoon the impassive workmen prepared to withdraw into their camp , and I was resigned ...
... seemed , to the traffic jam of about a hundred trucks , their drivers increasingly impatient , that now lined both sides of the obstacle . By late afternoon the impassive workmen prepared to withdraw into their camp , and I was resigned ...
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ahead altitudes animals behavior bharal Bhote Kosi blue sheep boulders camp canyon Chitral Chitral Gol cliffs climb clouds crest cubs dark descend dhole Dolpo feet female forest Gilgit glacier gorge grass Gyaltsen habitat halt head herd hills Himalaya Himalayan tahr Hindu Hindu Kush horns hunting Hunza ibex India Indus Jang-bu Karakoram Karchat Kashmir Khan Kilik Pass kill lama Lapche leave livestock loads look males Marco Polo sheep markhor miles Misgar monastery morning mountains nearby Nepal night Nilgiri tahr once Pakistan pass peaks Pervez Peter Phu-Tsering plateau porters rams range reached remain ridge Ringmo river road rock route sheep and goats Sherpas Shey Skardu slopes snow leopard soon species stone Tarakot tent Tibet Tibetan tiger trail trees trip tsampa urial valley vanished village walk walls watched wild goat wildlife wind winter wolves yaks young