Stones of Silence: Journeys in the Himalaya |
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... reached the Karambar Pass in the early 1960s , to my knowledge the last foreigners there . With some trepidation we approached Deputy Commissioner Gul Khan for permission to go to Karambar Pass and beyond . A stocky , decisive person ...
... reached the Karambar Pass in the early 1960s , to my knowledge the last foreigners there . With some trepidation we approached Deputy Commissioner Gul Khan for permission to go to Karambar Pass and beyond . A stocky , decisive person ...
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... reached in a few hours , they paused two days to loot and rape . When they reached the outskirts of Srinagar , newly arrived Indian troops repulsed them . The weary Pathans had lost Kashmir for Pakistan . A mountain war which raged that ...
... reached in a few hours , they paused two days to loot and rape . When they reached the outskirts of Srinagar , newly arrived Indian troops repulsed them . The weary Pathans had lost Kashmir for Pakistan . A mountain war which raged that ...
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... reached Murktush where the valley forks , one trail going to Mintaka Pass , the other to Kilik Pass . We moved into an abandoned shepherd's hut . Night still tarried in the valley when I reached for the thermometer near my sleeping bag ...
... reached Murktush where the valley forks , one trail going to Mintaka Pass , the other to Kilik Pass . We moved into an abandoned shepherd's hut . Night still tarried in the valley when I reached for the thermometer near my sleeping bag ...
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