. Round Kangchenjunga; a narrative of mountain travel and exploration . another across with arope, but for a troop of laden men the feat was quickly cut some wood from a last straggler of theforest, and a Sikhim pioneer, standing on the stone, fixedplanks at a higher level across the gap. The first man wasgiven a back up, and then with a push behind and a tug infront the coolies were without any great struggle conveyedover in succession. The scene was most lively and enter-taining for the spectators. Rinsing in Chinese costume,statuesque on a pinnacle, shouting orders, formed
. Round Kangchenjunga; a narrative of mountain travel and exploration . another across with arope, but for a troop of laden men the feat was quickly cut some wood from a last straggler of theforest, and a Sikhim pioneer, standing on the stone, fixedplanks at a higher level across the gap. The first man wasgiven a back up, and then with a push behind and a tug infront the coolies were without any great struggle conveyedover in succession. The scene was most lively and enter-taining for the spectators. Rinsing in Chinese costume,statuesque on a pinnacle, shouting orders, formed a strikingcontrast to Mr. Dover in white flannels bustling about andlending a hand in the transport of the clumsier loads. Thisfirst manoeuvre resulted in the passage of the torrent, butit planted our troop on a perch or pedestal, to descend fromwhich needed some agility. For the moment the menclustered like a flock of birds on the mighty stone that hadbeen carried down from the cliffs of Kangchenjunga to serveour base uses. The further engineering required was, how-. 4 e ^ orTHe > Of / THE ZEMU GLEN AND GLACIER 103 ever, of a simple character; a few stones were piled againstthe vertical face of the rock where it was lowest, the ropewas used as a handrail, and after long delays the whole ofthe party and their packages were safely landed among thedwarf rhododendrons on the right bank of the Zemu. Alittle plain hard by was covered with traces of the recentpassage of yaks. We had touched the * high level routeconnecting Lower Sikhim through the Talung Valley withTibet. The line taken by this track—it cannot be calleda path—is very characteristic of this part of the crosses three ridges, the Yumtso La (15,800 feet), theThangchung La (16,333 feet), and the The La (16,752feet), before it reaches the watershed and the fourth passleading into Tibet, the Naku La (17,300,feet).^ Only sometwenty miles further east the Teesta runs parallel to itscourse, and by following
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