. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. nd in ten minutes morewe were on the rocks of the saddle, wliich is divided into two unequal Comm. Paganini has calculated the altitude of this shoulder from four photogrammctricstations (X, XIII, XV and XVI on the triangulation sketch), and obtained an average of 21,588feet. According to this the height reached by VVessely and Guillarmod would be about 21,400 feet. * See the article by Pfajtnl, already cited, in Zeit. des deut. it. oest. Alpenver. The Upper God wi
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. nd in ten minutes morewe were on the rocks of the saddle, wliich is divided into two unequal Comm. Paganini has calculated the altitude of this shoulder from four photogrammctricstations (X, XIII, XV and XVI on the triangulation sketch), and obtained an average of 21,588feet. According to this the height reached by VVessely and Guillarmod would be about 21,400 feet. * See the article by Pfajtnl, already cited, in Zeit. des deut. it. oest. Alpenver. The Upper God win Austen Glacier. ?jf,i, parts by a small rocky tooth. It is prolonged on one side by thesouthern ridge of Staircase Peak, and on the other by the roundedflanks of peak 22,995. A villainous wind was blowing. We scarcelygave a glance down the narrow steep valley beyond the col, throughwhich a glacier flows to enter a larger valley. Beyond the second onerises a snow-covered range. There was no place on the col to set upa camp, so we went down the last short ascent and jjlaced the tentsnear the little bergschrimd at its WINDY The cooUes went back at once, accompanied by Savoie, who forthe safety of the party entrusted to his care must, of course, put himselflast in the file. The question was, which of the twelve coolies wouldbe brave enough to march at the head. After some little excitementone of them volunteered, and they started off in their usual goodhumour. All day long the storm wind blew furiously, dri\dng fine grains ofice through every cranny in the tents. The heights were all on the wind lessened somewhat and snow began to fall. Mostof the next day, June 15th, we spent at the top of the ridge, Negrottoand I with the photogrammetric apparatus on a little rocky ledge south 266 Chaptor W. of the col; and Sella on the other side at the foot of Staircase Peak,with his photographic equipment—all three of us waiting in a cuttingwind, our teeth chatte
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