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... ridges and defiles , and silty torrents rushed out of hidden tunnels to vanish again . The rocks seemed alive ; tiny ... ridge , I could observe them well . On top of a flat boulder a male reclined , his curving horns silhouetted against ...
... ridges and defiles , and silty torrents rushed out of hidden tunnels to vanish again . The rocks seemed alive ; tiny ... ridge , I could observe them well . On top of a flat boulder a male reclined , his curving horns silhouetted against ...
Page 207
... ridge where , in a small bazaar , porters traditionally eat and sleep the first night after leaving Pokhara . On a grassy spot near the bazaar , Peter and I each erect a small tent , and the Sherpas set up a tent for themselves . Phu ...
... ridge where , in a small bazaar , porters traditionally eat and sleep the first night after leaving Pokhara . On a grassy spot near the bazaar , Peter and I each erect a small tent , and the Sherpas set up a tent for themselves . Phu ...
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... ridge . Smoke rises from our hollow and the tents there look cozy beneath the dark trees . We are traveling again after the loss of yet another day , ascending to timberline . A flock of six monal pheasants flushes , and wildly cackling ...
... ridge . Smoke rises from our hollow and the tents there look cozy beneath the dark trees . We are traveling again after the loss of yet another day , ascending to timberline . A flock of six monal pheasants flushes , and wildly cackling ...
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