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... glacier were nine huts , the village of Pechus . In a mighty cataract the Darkot Glacier swept into the valley to halt abruptly at the river's edge . There the dark and violent waters attacked the crevassed flanks of ice , tearing off ...
... glacier were nine huts , the village of Pechus . In a mighty cataract the Darkot Glacier swept into the valley to halt abruptly at the river's edge . There the dark and violent waters attacked the crevassed flanks of ice , tearing off ...
Page 109
... glaciers that bordered the other side . It took four hours to angle across the Baltoro . Never before I had seen such a monstrously ugly glacier . As far as my eyes could follow the gentle curve of its flow , gray pebbles and boulders ...
... glaciers that bordered the other side . It took four hours to angle across the Baltoro . Never before I had seen such a monstrously ugly glacier . As far as my eyes could follow the gentle curve of its flow , gray pebbles and boulders ...
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... glacier , at other times along the base of the mountain . And at all times it was a slow , tedious route full of sand , rocky debris , and rotten snow . The peaks were entombed by clouds , and winds attacked me . My pack felt heavy . At ...
... glacier , at other times along the base of the mountain . And at all times it was a slow , tedious route full of sand , rocky debris , and rotten snow . The peaks were entombed by clouds , and winds attacked me . My pack felt heavy . At ...
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