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 36
... Pass , an easy trail with most of it following the snow - covered road . Three miles from the pass is Gujar , a hotel of sorts , an open- fronted shed resembling a malevolent outhouse . The snow drifts around it were decorated with ...
... Pass , an easy trail with most of it following the snow - covered road . Three miles from the pass is Gujar , a hotel of sorts , an open- fronted shed resembling a malevolent outhouse . The snow drifts around it were decorated with ...
Page 60
... Pass . After crossing the Yarkhun via a bridge where the river lunges over a fall , we ascended to Baroghil village where some twelve families of Wakhi tribesmen live in stone huts . Originally they grazed their yaks and goats on these ...
... Pass . After crossing the Yarkhun via a bridge where the river lunges over a fall , we ascended to Baroghil village where some twelve families of Wakhi tribesmen live in stone huts . Originally they grazed their yaks and goats on these ...
Page 287
... Pass , 83 Karakoram 2 ( K2 ) Peak , 74 , 100-104 passim , 106 , 111 , 112 , 114 Karambar Lake , 64 , 65 Karambar Pass , 51 , 53 , 60 , 63 , 64 , 65 Karchat Hills , 116-21 passim , 124 , 125 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 146 , 149 Kashmir , 6 , 7 ...
... Pass , 83 Karakoram 2 ( K2 ) Peak , 74 , 100-104 passim , 106 , 111 , 112 , 114 Karambar Lake , 64 , 65 Karambar Pass , 51 , 53 , 60 , 63 , 64 , 65 Karchat Hills , 116-21 passim , 124 , 125 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 146 , 149 Kashmir , 6 , 7 ...
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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