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 14
... wanted to know how many markhor were in a particular valley , I might ask Zahid in English , while he , in turn , inquired of Sher in Urdu , who then queried the guide in Khowari . A lively discussion lasting several minutes would ensue ...
... wanted to know how many markhor were in a particular valley , I might ask Zahid in English , while he , in turn , inquired of Sher in Urdu , who then queried the guide in Khowari . A lively discussion lasting several minutes would ensue ...
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... wanted to flee ; I wanted flowers and grass . There were no snow leopard here , and the following morning , in a snowstorm , we left . At the entrance to the village is a boulder intc whose surface someone long ago chipped crude figures ...
... wanted to flee ; I wanted flowers and grass . There were no snow leopard here , and the following morning , in a snowstorm , we left . At the entrance to the village is a boulder intc whose surface someone long ago chipped crude figures ...
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... wanted to analyze for parasite eggs ) . I hand over all my extra clothing to the thinly clad Sherpas Gyaltsen is in knickers and tennis shoes , like a schoolboy on a picnic . I tell him to put on his boots , but he replies that he has ...
... wanted to analyze for parasite eggs ) . I hand over all my extra clothing to the thinly clad Sherpas Gyaltsen is in knickers and tennis shoes , like a schoolboy on a picnic . I tell him to put on his boots , but he replies that he has ...
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