Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaSchaller's tale of his Himalyan treks (1969-1975) to assess the effect of humans on the habitat of wild sheep and goats. He describes, also, a less known area--the Nilgiri Hills at the tip of the subcontinent. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 67
... ahead . We 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 ...
... ahead . We 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 ...
Page 93
... Ahead the valley divided and our road became a series of switchbacks as it climbed up a mountain until the canyon was left below and rolling uplands stretched ahead . At 14,000 feet the Land Rover moved so slowly that we helped it by ...
... Ahead the valley divided and our road became a series of switchbacks as it climbed up a mountain until the canyon was left below and rolling uplands stretched ahead . At 14,000 feet the Land Rover moved so slowly that we helped it by ...
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... ahead . We leave shortly after dawn , accompanied by two Ringmo men , and within three hours reach the cache . The supposedly impossible route to the pass is not difficult , a stiff climb with snow at most knee- deep , and at noon we ...
... ahead . We leave shortly after dawn , accompanied by two Ringmo men , and within three hours reach the cache . The supposedly impossible route to the pass is not difficult , a stiff climb with snow at most knee- deep , and at noon we ...
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Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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