. Round Kangchenjunga; a narrative of mountain travel and exploration . ^ -^ n .f^: • \V. f _^^BL- >^ or THE UNIVERSITY ^ or THE ZEMU GLEN AND GLACIER 123 Glacier were summarily put an end to. The snow-levelhad been reduced from 18,000 to 14,000 feet. No onewho has climbed in autumn in the Alps needs to be toldthat it would have been the height of folly to attempt toopen a new pass, which at the best of times must be atleast equal in the extent of ice to be traversed to theLysjoch, immediately after a snowfall of a metre, extending6000 feet below the ridge. To take fifty laden men oversuch
. Round Kangchenjunga; a narrative of mountain travel and exploration . ^ -^ n .f^: • \V. f _^^BL- >^ or THE UNIVERSITY ^ or THE ZEMU GLEN AND GLACIER 123 Glacier were summarily put an end to. The snow-levelhad been reduced from 18,000 to 14,000 feet. No onewho has climbed in autumn in the Alps needs to be toldthat it would have been the height of folly to attempt toopen a new pass, which at the best of times must be atleast equal in the extent of ice to be traversed to theLysjoch, immediately after a snowfall of a metre, extending6000 feet below the ridge. To take fifty laden men oversuch a pass was clearly impossible. We had perforce tofall back on my alternative plan. We resolved to workround over the two yak passes crossed by Mr. White in1891 into Lhonak and thence attack the Jonsong La, saidto have been traversed by Rinsing. This course had somecompensations, we should see more country and get nearerTibet. Besides, it was reasonable to suppose that thegreat stormcloud coming from the south had exhausteditself on the heights of Kangchenjunga and passed morelightly o
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