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 71
... miles up- and downriver of Gupis , as well as for a few miles up the Yasin and Ishkuman valleys . Now , all but a few have been shot . No black bear survive in the Gilgit Valley , the last ones having been killed in 1910 in a riverine ...
... miles up- and downriver of Gupis , as well as for a few miles up the Yasin and Ishkuman valleys . Now , all but a few have been shot . No black bear survive in the Gilgit Valley , the last ones having been killed in 1910 in a riverine ...
Page 74
... miles in length ; the Baltoro , thirty - six miles ; and the contiguous Hispar and Biafo , seventy - six miles . Driving upstream from Skardu along the swift Indus and con- tinuing along the Shyok , one soon reaches a large green oasis ...
... miles in length ; the Baltoro , thirty - six miles ; and the contiguous Hispar and Biafo , seventy - six miles . Driving upstream from Skardu along the swift Indus and con- tinuing along the Shyok , one soon reaches a large green oasis ...
Page 105
... miles ; number of people —about 300,000 ; area under forest — 36 square miles ; area cultivated— 200 square miles . On reaching Skardu , Pervez and I first made our round of official calls to explain the purpose of our visit , but were ...
... miles ; number of people —about 300,000 ; area under forest — 36 square miles ; area cultivated— 200 square miles . On reaching Skardu , Pervez and I first made our round of official calls to explain the purpose of our visit , but were ...
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