. Round Kangchenjunga; a narrative of mountain travel and exploration . n is singularly ineptand misleading. For an Alpine parallel to the Himalayanlandscape one must go to Monte Generoso or to the Bigi,to a spot outside the snowy chain, on its skirts and notin its heart. The view from Darjiling reminded me mostof that from Monte Generoso. The distance of the greatpeaks from the spectator (45 to 50 miles) is almostidentical: in both views the foreground is an abyss, themiddle distance a labyrinth of green hills. And as onGeneroso the traveller turns at last from Monte Rosa torecognise with int
. Round Kangchenjunga; a narrative of mountain travel and exploration . n is singularly ineptand misleading. For an Alpine parallel to the Himalayanlandscape one must go to Monte Generoso or to the Bigi,to a spot outside the snowy chain, on its skirts and notin its heart. The view from Darjiling reminded me mostof that from Monte Generoso. The distance of the greatpeaks from the spectator (45 to 50 miles) is almostidentical: in both views the foreground is an abyss, themiddle distance a labyrinth of green hills. And as onGeneroso the traveller turns at last from Monte Rosa torecognise with interest on the northern horizon the icyspires of the Oberland, so from Darjiling he looks awayfrom Kangchenjunga to Chomiomo and Chumalhari on theborders of Tibet. To make the comparison complete,however, he must ride up to the neighbouring eminenceof Senchal. For Darjiling, lying within, that is north ofthe outermost fold of the foothills, gets but a glimpse ofthe plains through the gap where the Teesta breaks itsway out of the mountains. And on the west, the Nepalese. DARJILING 43 snows are hidden by the long and tame outline of theSingalela spur, which runs south from Kangchenjunga andforms the limit of the basin of the Teesta. The panoramafrom Darjiling is in fact a panorama of the region wateredby that river and its tributaries, of the native State ofSikhim. I have endeavoured to describe the form and limits,the topographical detail of this marvellous landscape, towrite, as it were, a key to the well-known how little idea can any black and white photograph,or any printed page, give of the sublime spectacle whichwas displayed every day during my second sojourn atDarjiling to the generally solitary watcher under the flag-staffs on Observatory Hill. Even at a distance of from 40 to 50 miles theKangchenjunga Group is great enough to be majesticin form and ])old in outline. But in such wide prospectscolour and movement are often even more importantelements than fo
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