Among the Mountains: Travels Through AsiaSpanning a period of over 30 years this text draws on Thesiger's original diaries and follows him on his journeys among the mountains. Although largely associated with the Arabian deserts & the Marshes of Iraq, he has also travelled extensively among the mountains of the Middle East & Asia. |
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Abd al Nawab Afghan Afghanistan afternoon ailoq Alingar arrived bread camels camped carried Chamar Chamar Pass Chitral cliffs climbed cold colour cultivated descended dinner encampment feet fields following morning gave Gilgit glacier gorge Gujurs Hazarajat Hazaras Helmand Helmand river hillside Hindu Kush Hunza ibex Ishkoman Jalalabad Jan Baz journey juniper Kabul Kafiristan Kafirs Kandaris Kantiwar Karumbar Khan Khassadars Khel Kuchis Kuh-i-Baba Kulam Kurdistan Laghman loads looked lunch marched markhor miles mosque mountains mountainside Muhammad mulberry mullah Munjan nearby nomads Nuristanis orchards Panjao Panjshir Panjshir valley Parun Pashaie Pathan Peshawar photographs pine ponies ponymen poplars porters Puchal Rakaposhi Ramgul Rich Gul rock rocky roof round Sayid Shah side side-valley slopes snow spent the night steep stone stopped stream Tajiks tents Tirich Mir told took track travelled trees valley village Waigul wheat willows women wore yaks