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Page 48
... wanted to flee ; I wanted flowers and grass . There were no snow leopard here , and the following morning , in a snowstorm , we left . At the entrance to the village is a boulder into whose surface someone long ago chipped crude figures ...
... wanted to flee ; I wanted flowers and grass . There were no snow leopard here , and the following morning , in a snowstorm , we left . At the entrance to the village is a boulder into whose surface someone long ago chipped crude figures ...
Page 67
... wanted to cross the Hindu Raj into the Gilgit Agency and then continue southward into Swat . The villagers of Zhuil agreed to help us across the glaciers of the Hindu Raj , and at dawn we lashed our belongings , packed in tidy bundles ...
... wanted to cross the Hindu Raj into the Gilgit Agency and then continue southward into Swat . The villagers of Zhuil agreed to help us across the glaciers of the Hindu Raj , and at dawn we lashed our belongings , packed in tidy bundles ...
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... wanted to leave . Toward evening it began to rain , and it still rained when we reached the mouth of the Braldo Valley four days later . I noted with regret that my earlier fears about the effect of expeditions on the valley had been ...
... wanted to leave . Toward evening it began to rain , and it still rained when we reached the mouth of the Braldo Valley four days later . I noted with regret that my earlier fears about the effect of expeditions on the valley had been ...
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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