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... Pervez Khan and I reached Dir in the evening of July 19 , 1973. Al- though wildlife watching is an individual experience , not one of fel- lowship , I prefer to have a companion on long journeys ; I like soli- tude , not loneliness . Pervez ...
... Pervez Khan and I reached Dir in the evening of July 19 , 1973. Al- though wildlife watching is an individual experience , not one of fel- lowship , I prefer to have a companion on long journeys ; I like soli- tude , not loneliness . Pervez ...
Page 67
... Pervez , who is suspicious of water , usually has someone carry him across streams , but this time he found a shortage of volunteers . Unsure of himself , he was soon bowled over by the current , but with a helping hand from Sher he ...
... Pervez , who is suspicious of water , usually has someone carry him across streams , but this time he found a shortage of volunteers . Unsure of himself , he was soon bowled over by the current , but with a helping hand from Sher he ...
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... Pervez . Hey , Pervez ! Time to get up , " I call while rising and slipping into my clothes . " Urghh , " grumbles Pervez , and slides farther into his sleeping bag , pulling down his wool cap so that it covers his face . I go in search ...
... Pervez . Hey , Pervez ! Time to get up , " I call while rising and slipping into my clothes . " Urghh , " grumbles Pervez , and slides farther into his sleeping bag , pulling down his wool cap so that it covers his face . I go in search ...
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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