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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... gorge . A torrent cut across our path . Originally we had planned to descend the Ishkuman River but Meerza Rafi told us that the gorge is impassable until September when the river has less water . Here we camped to explore our ...
... gorge . A torrent cut across our path . Originally we had planned to descend the Ishkuman River but Meerza Rafi told us that the gorge is impassable until September when the river has less water . Here we camped to explore our ...
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... gorge beyond , fleetingly illuminat- ing the walls across the river . Steep , winding , and narrow , the road was so dangerous that we averaged only ten to fifteen miles an hour . After seven tense hours , relieved only by the sight of ...
... gorge beyond , fleetingly illuminat- ing the walls across the river . Steep , winding , and narrow , the road was so dangerous that we averaged only ten to fifteen miles an hour . After seven tense hours , relieved only by the sight of ...
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... gorge down which cascades a stream around dark boulders glazed with ice . We walk up one bank until the cliffs dictate that we wade through numbing cold water to the other . The porters are reluctant to con- tinue , and when at 13,600 ...
... gorge down which cascades a stream around dark boulders glazed with ice . We walk up one bank until the cliffs dictate that we wade through numbing cold water to the other . The porters are reluctant to con- tinue , and when at 13,600 ...
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Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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