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 114
... porters wending its way up the valley . The American expedition had finally arrived after having been delayed for many days because of porter problems . I chatted briefly with Galen Rowell and Leif Patter- son , and then , with Pervez ...
... porters wending its way up the valley . The American expedition had finally arrived after having been delayed for many days because of porter problems . I chatted briefly with Galen Rowell and Leif Patter- son , and then , with Pervez ...
Page 230
... porters are reluctant to con- tinue , and when at 13,600 feet , we reach the last clump of birch , they lay down their loads . It is only 2:30 P.M. The Sherpas occupy a shal- low cave while Peter and I squeeze our tents into small level ...
... porters are reluctant to con- tinue , and when at 13,600 feet , we reach the last clump of birch , they lay down their loads . It is only 2:30 P.M. The Sherpas occupy a shal- low cave while Peter and I squeeze our tents into small level ...
Page 231
... porters are wholly unde- pendable and cannot be retained ; other matters aside , the constant delays have depleted our funds beyond the point where we can afford to pay porters on the mere chance that they might work . I suggest that ...
... porters are wholly unde- pendable and cannot be retained ; other matters aside , the constant delays have depleted our funds beyond the point where we can afford to pay porters on the mere chance that they might work . I suggest that ...
Contents
Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
Copyright | |
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