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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... road heading north from Nowshera near Peshawar . It enters the hills just before Malakand , crosses southern Swat , and continues through Dir over the 10,230- foot Lowari Pass into Chitral . Indeed , a road is there . But snow closes it ...
... road heading north from Nowshera near Peshawar . It enters the hills just before Malakand , crosses southern Swat , and continues through Dir over the 10,230- foot Lowari Pass into Chitral . Indeed , a road is there . But snow closes it ...
Page 86
... road . Every few miles one would wave us to a halt and yell , " Boom - pow . " Within minutes the mountains vibrated and thunder rolled down the gorges . As the dust cloud from the blast settled over the river below , we set- tled down ...
... road . Every few miles one would wave us to a halt and yell , " Boom - pow . " Within minutes the mountains vibrated and thunder rolled down the gorges . As the dust cloud from the blast settled over the river below , we set- tled down ...
Page 93
... road which , for over forty miles , snakes up a canyon flanked by rock skeletons without identity and endless slopes of slate and shale . Scattered groves of birch and willow once provided a feeling of intimacy , but a military ...
... road which , for over forty miles , snakes up a canyon flanked by rock skeletons without identity and endless slopes of slate and shale . Scattered groves of birch and willow once provided a feeling of intimacy , but a military ...
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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