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 104
... route , one even more terrible than that previous one which had defeated so many climbers . Why ? Why seek a more difficult and dangerous route ? While I have neither the passion nor technical ability to pit myself against a peak as ...
... route , one even more terrible than that previous one which had defeated so many climbers . Why ? Why seek a more difficult and dangerous route ? While I have neither the passion nor technical ability to pit myself against a peak as ...
Page 231
... route , the blue notch of the pass remains a shining beacon , beckoning me on until the world vanishes at my feet . I am at 17,600 feet . Barely glancing at the pathless chaos of peaks beyond , I hurry back to where I abandoned Peter ...
... route , the blue notch of the pass remains a shining beacon , beckoning me on until the world vanishes at my feet . I am at 17,600 feet . Barely glancing at the pathless chaos of peaks beyond , I hurry back to where I abandoned Peter ...
Page 272
... route down the Deokomukh Khola to Phok- sumdo Lake is easy . I look at the canyon of the Deokomukh just ahead and know the descent is far from easy and that we will be away from a traveled route in case of mishap . But then I remember ...
... route down the Deokomukh Khola to Phok- sumdo Lake is easy . I look at the canyon of the Deokomukh just ahead and know the descent is far from easy and that we will be away from a traveled route in case of mishap . But then I remember ...
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Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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