Vanishing Tracks: Four Years Among the Snow Leopards of Nepal |
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... took up the challenge . Kirken , with ice ax , took on the upper tracks , working his way slowly along a snow - covered outcrop of rock . Suddenly a deep , rumbling roar split the air , and Kirken Sherpa , looking up , found himself ...
... took up the challenge . Kirken , with ice ax , took on the upper tracks , working his way slowly along a snow - covered outcrop of rock . Suddenly a deep , rumbling roar split the air , and Kirken Sherpa , looking up , found himself ...
Page 97
... took the other two , the captain and copilot took their places in the cockpit , the key was turned , and the two engines roared to life — very close to our ears in the uninsulated metal interior . The ground fog had lifted in Kathmandu ...
... took the other two , the captain and copilot took their places in the cockpit , the key was turned , and the two engines roared to life — very close to our ears in the uninsulated metal interior . The ground fog had lifted in Kathmandu ...
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... took the lead , his hands and feet easily finding small , firm steps in the solid rock . " Face the cliff wall , " he said over his shoulder . “ That way it'll be hard to look down . Use the handholds , and don't move your feet until ...
... took the lead , his hands and feet easily finding small , firm steps in the solid rock . " Face the cliff wall , " he said over his shoulder . “ That way it'll be hard to look down . Use the handholds , and don't move your feet until ...
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