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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... slopes and peaks , hemming me in except at night . Tucked into my sleeping bag , with the mountains dissolved into ... slope without touching the nearby bait . Two weeks of effort had produced no result . Then one morning , as I ...
... slopes and peaks , hemming me in except at night . Tucked into my sleeping bag , with the mountains dissolved into ... slope without touching the nearby bait . Two weeks of effort had produced no result . Then one morning , as I ...
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... slopes once again , more from habit than hope , but this time he handed the binoculars to me with a grin and pointed . Far away and very high were ibex , dark spots near the crest of a ridge . I counted six females , three young , and ...
... slopes once again , more from habit than hope , but this time he handed the binoculars to me with a grin and pointed . Far away and very high were ibex , dark spots near the crest of a ridge . I counted six females , three young , and ...
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... slope dropped abruptly to the river , along crumbly slopes of talus . The valley narrowed beyond the vil- lage of Kan Khun where a trail , just wide enough for one person , traced the contours of the slope . Yet this modest path had ...
... slope dropped abruptly to the river , along crumbly slopes of talus . The valley narrowed beyond the vil- lage of Kan Khun where a trail , just wide enough for one person , traced the contours of the slope . Yet this modest path had ...
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