. Across the roof of the world; a record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia. Etherton, Percy Thomas, 1874-; Hunting -- Asia, Central; Asia, Central -- Description and travel. High Altitudes Again. I intended moving the next morning at 4 o'clock but all were very sleepy when the time came, though Nadir rose Hke a giant refreshed and went round rousing the camp, putting the fear of the Lord into the shepherds, who must have thought the end of the world had come to judge from the stentorian shouts he let in upon them. From here
. Across the roof of the world; a record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia. Etherton, Percy Thomas, 1874-; Hunting -- Asia, Central; Asia, Central -- Description and travel. High Altitudes Again. I intended moving the next morning at 4 o'clock but all were very sleepy when the time came, though Nadir rose Hke a giant refreshed and went round rousing the camp, putting the fear of the Lord into the shepherds, who must have thought the end of the world had come to judge from the stentorian shouts he let in upon them. From here it was a steep climb to the summit, up over a long grass-covered slope. Near the top we encountered fresh snow, fallen during the night, but there was not enough to impede progress. Here I stalked a herd of about twenty-five burhel,. MV CARAVAN ON THE SUA!MIT OK THE KARA DAWAN (l4,000 FT.)- of which only eight or nine were- rams, but none having good heads I did not trouble further. The summit of the Kara Dawan is covered with rocks, and although the ascent from the Kulan Urgu side presents no difficulties in itself, the descent is hard for laden animals, leading as it does over huge rocks and boulders for a thousand feet. Beyond this we reached more down-like country, where I again came on burhel, this time quite a big herd, but. alarmed at the sight of my caravan, they made off up the mountain side. 117. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Etherton, P. T. (Percy Thomas), b. 1879. London, Constable and Company, Ltd.
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