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 52
... trip to Chitral town . The road , we were told , was open . However , experience had taught me never to expect a routine trip in the mountains . Approaching the Lowari Pass , we commented on the complete absence of traffic from Chitral ...
... trip to Chitral town . The road , we were told , was open . However , experience had taught me never to expect a routine trip in the mountains . Approaching the Lowari Pass , we commented on the complete absence of traffic from Chitral ...
Page 97
... trip was scheduled to take two days , driving round the clock , but near the village of Patan a Chinese crew had obliterated the road with a dynamite blast . One day's wait , we were told . A night passed and much of the next day as the ...
... trip was scheduled to take two days , driving round the clock , but near the village of Patan a Chinese crew had obliterated the road with a dynamite blast . One day's wait , we were told . A night passed and much of the next day as the ...
Page 252
... trip wire attached to a camera flash across the trail to record any nocturnal visitor . My afternoon vigil is futile , and finally , the night cold sends me to bed . The cave's ceiling presses close , and in the dim light I can see in ...
... trip wire attached to a camera flash across the trail to record any nocturnal visitor . My afternoon vigil is futile , and finally , the night cold sends me to bed . The cave's ceiling presses close , and in the dim light I can see in ...
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