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... night near the leopardess and her cub , and in the fading light unrolled my sleeping bag on a level ledge 150 feet from her . As soon as I was settled she returned to her kill . Here in this unpeopled night world , the mountains were ...
... night near the leopardess and her cub , and in the fading light unrolled my sleeping bag on a level ledge 150 feet from her . As soon as I was settled she returned to her kill . Here in this unpeopled night world , the mountains were ...
Page 210
... night , Jang - bu obtaining permission for us to sleep in the schoolhouse . Peter and I select the best room , CLASS IV , a dingy place with uneven stone floor and rough - hewn benches six inches high . When it begins to rain again and ...
... night , Jang - bu obtaining permission for us to sleep in the schoolhouse . Peter and I select the best room , CLASS IV , a dingy place with uneven stone floor and rough - hewn benches six inches high . When it begins to rain again and ...
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... night the snow leopard patrols the slopes in search of an unwary bharal . Near the hermitage trail is a shallow cave , and at its entrance I pile rocks into a low wall behind which I unroll my sleeping bag . Perhaps the snow leopard ...
... night the snow leopard patrols the slopes in search of an unwary bharal . Near the hermitage trail is a shallow cave , and at its entrance I pile rocks into a low wall behind which I unroll my sleeping bag . Perhaps the snow leopard ...
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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