. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. MASHEEBRUM, FROM THE HEAD OF THE COUWIN AUSTEN. TELEPHOTOGRAPHY. of the Savoia glacier, behind which, 24 miles away, rises MasherbrumPeak, a great rocky mountain, extraordinarily imposing, terminatingin a sharp point. On the left all the summits along the Godwin Austenlook diminished and robbed of significance by the ponderous bulk ofBroad Peak ; but the latter is balanced on the north by the magnificenticy cliffs, like gigantic steps, running from the saddle to th
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. MASHEEBRUM, FROM THE HEAD OF THE COUWIN AUSTEN. TELEPHOTOGRAPHY. of the Savoia glacier, behind which, 24 miles away, rises MasherbrumPeak, a great rocky mountain, extraordinarily imposing, terminatingin a sharp point. On the left all the summits along the Godwin Austenlook diminished and robbed of significance by the ponderous bulk ofBroad Peak ; but the latter is balanced on the north by the magnificenticy cliffs, like gigantic steps, running from the saddle to the dome ofStaircase Peak. This impressive formation is joined by an almosthorizontal ridge to the top of the triangidar wall of rock that faces downthe valley. Tlie Uj)pcr (lodwiii Austen (jlacier. 269 We are now in a position to satisfy our curiosity more completelywith regard to the country beyond the col to the north-east.^ Aglacier descends precipitously at our feet, falling with almost verticalleaps for about 2,000 feet, then flowing somewhat less steeply to empty. PEAK 22,113, EAST OF WINDY TELEPHOTOGRAPHY. upon another glacier, which is nearly as large as the Godwin Austen,covered with snow, and soon disappears from view in a south-easterlydirection. On the north this glacier reaches a low snowy col at thebase of the eastern wall of Staircase Its left wall is formed • See panorama H. The Duke tliinks it possible that by this pass one might attain directly to the glacier whichwas to bo soon nouing at the base of Sella Pass, coming from the northern side of K. 270 Chaj)ter XA. ])y a chain of mountains of varied design, the highest of them beingtwin peaks, a snowy and a rocky one (22,113 feet). The chain runs fromnorth-west to south-east, and at half its distance there detaches itselfat right angles a branch which runs to join the eastern ridge of StaircasePeak, by means of the low col I have mentioned. Finally, above andbehind this screen rise here and there
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