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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... loads . After Peter has kicked a small platform into the snow a hundred feet below the rim , I lower three loads by rope . One he shoulders and the others he permits to glissade on their own down the slope . As he retrieves these , Phu ...
... loads . After Peter has kicked a small platform into the snow a hundred feet below the rim , I lower three loads by rope . One he shoulders and the others he permits to glissade on their own down the slope . As he retrieves these , Phu ...
Page 266
... load , tucking in our breakfast dishes , Gyaltsen and I carry the other three loads out of the hut where Namu's husband waits . He has agreed to carry a load as far as Namdo , a day's walk to the east , and Namu is coming too . Takla ...
... load , tucking in our breakfast dishes , Gyaltsen and I carry the other three loads out of the hut where Namu's husband waits . He has agreed to carry a load as far as Namdo , a day's walk to the east , and Namu is coming too . Takla ...
Page 270
... load , in exchange for any items we may have to discard . Knowing that we must condense seven loads into four , his profits will be considerable . We repack our loads : out goes all food except a three - day supply of tea , tsampa ...
... load , in exchange for any items we may have to discard . Knowing that we must condense seven loads into four , his profits will be considerable . We repack our loads : out goes all food except a three - day supply of tea , tsampa ...
Contents
Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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ahead altitudes animals behavior bharal Bhote Kosi boulders camp canyon Chitral Chitral Gol cliffs climb clouds crest cubs dark descend dhole Dolpo feet females 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 Nilgiri tahr once Pakistan pass peaks Pervez Peter Phu-Tsering plateau porters rams range reached remain retreat ridge Ringmo river road rock sheep and goats Sherpas Shey Skardu slopes snow leopard soon species stone tahr Tarakot tent Tibet Tibetan tiger trail trees trip tsampa urial valley vanished village walk walls watched wild goat wildlife wind winter wolves yaks young