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... walls . From outside it had an abandoned look ; inside , past a high iron - plated gate , was a courtyard with rusting cannons and crumbling battlements . Staircases in the buildings were treacherous , broken and dark , and the hallways ...
... walls . From outside it had an abandoned look ; inside , past a high iron - plated gate , was a courtyard with rusting cannons and crumbling battlements . Staircases in the buildings were treacherous , broken and dark , and the hallways ...
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Journeys in the Himalaya George B. Schaller. and tahr trophies stared from the walls ; there were faded photographs ... wall , dozens of them , felt hats and sun helmets , each placed there by its owner after completing thirty years of ...
Journeys in the Himalaya George B. Schaller. and tahr trophies stared from the walls ; there were faded photographs ... wall , dozens of them , felt hats and sun helmets , each placed there by its owner after completing thirty years of ...
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... wall are frescoes of Buddha and his helpers , and also hanging on it is a cloth on which are painted various animals ... walls and several large drums hang from the ceiling . Toward the back stands a tiered altar with rows of butter ...
... wall are frescoes of Buddha and his helpers , and also hanging on it is a cloth on which are painted various animals ... walls and several large drums hang from the ceiling . Toward the back stands a tiered altar with rows of butter ...
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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