. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. Xskoley to The Bl\i0 and Baltoro (Glaciers 101 Chapter XI.—Rdokass 189 Chapter XII—From Rdok.\ss to the Concordia Amphitheatre 204 Chapter XIII.—From Concordia to the Foot ok K=. Investigations and First Attempt ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21!) Chapter XIV.—The Savoia jd Pass 241 Chapter XV.—The Upper Godwin Austen (Jlacier and the Eastern Slopes ok K =... :2>;5 Chapter XVI.—From the of K= to the Foot ok Bride Pe


. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. Xskoley to The Bl\i0 and Baltoro (Glaciers 101 Chapter XI.—Rdokass 189 Chapter XII—From Rdok.\ss to the Concordia Amphitheatre 204 Chapter XIII.—From Concordia to the Foot ok K=. Investigations and First Attempt ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21!) Chapter XIV.—The Savoia jd Pass 241 Chapter XV.—The Upper Godwin Austen (Jlacier and the Eastern Slopes ok K =... :2>;5 Chapter XVI.—From the of K= to the Foot ok Bride Peak. The Upper BjVltoro (1l.\cier 277 XVII.—Bride Peak 3o:{ Ch.\pter XVIII.—Titk Return to Srinagar 325 Chapter XIX.—Supplementary Notes and Consider.\tions 351 Appendix A.—Plidtdgrainnntric Survey ... ... ... ... ••• -.• •?• 375 ;c B.—Meteorological Report and .Mliiiietrie Calculations ... ... ... ... iJS .Appendix C.—Geological Results ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Appendix D.—Botanical Report ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• ?•. 455 Indices. Once mai-e I entrust toCav. Filifpo De Filippi, mytravelling companion, the completeaccount of my late am grateful to him for under-taking the task, and I hopethat his revived memories ofour journey may have rendered his labour less burdensome. The detailed history of our wanderings will explain better than I wasable to do in my short lectures before the Italian Alpine Club and theItalian Geographical Society, the difficulties and obstacles which theexpedition encountered. The map of the Baltoro glacier which accompaniesthis volume was planned arid executed at the Military GeographicalInstitute of Florence from photogrammetric panoramas assisted bytacheometer observations taken during the campaign by Ships LieutenantMarchese Federico Negrotto Cambiaso. I am glad of this opportunity toexpress my warm thanks to Ing. Comm. Pio Paganini, the inventor of


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