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... miles from Chitral town , might be a good place for snow leopard , we decided to move there . A few miles up- stream from town the Kunar River divides , one branch becoming the Arkari and the other the Yarkhun , which has its headwaters ...
... miles from Chitral town , might be a good place for snow leopard , we decided to move there . A few miles up- stream from town the Kunar River divides , one branch becoming the Arkari and the other the Yarkhun , which has its headwaters ...
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... miles in length ; the Baltoro , thirty - six miles ; and the contiguous Hispar and Biafo , seventy - six miles . K stons Driving upstream from Skardu along the swift Indus and con- tinuing along the Shyok , one soon reaches a large ...
... miles in length ; the Baltoro , thirty - six miles ; and the contiguous Hispar and Biafo , seventy - six miles . K stons Driving upstream from Skardu along the swift Indus and con- tinuing along the Shyok , one soon reaches a large ...
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... miles ; number of people -about 300,000 ; area under forest - 36 square miles ; area cultivated— 200 square miles . On reaching Skardu , Pervez and I first made our round of official calls to explain the purpose of our visit , but were ...
... miles ; number of people -about 300,000 ; area under forest - 36 square miles ; area cultivated— 200 square miles . On reaching Skardu , Pervez and I first made our round of official calls to explain the purpose of our visit , but were ...
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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