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Title: Trans-Himalaya; discoveries and adventures in Tibet Year: 1909 (1900s) Authors: Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952 Subjects: Tibet (China) -- Description and travel Publisher: London : Macmillan and co., ltd. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: nge to rest a thousand years under a veil ofclouds and glittering snowfields. It is strange that thiswide country, so near to the Indian frontier, should haveremained absolutely unknown till our late times. I amproud and delighted to know that I am the first white manto penetrate to this wilderness. Panchor advised us to stay a day in the valley, for weshould not find pasture as good as here for a long time. Iwondered how he could know that, seeing that he had saidrecently that he had never been north of the Sangmo-bertik-la. On the night of May 11 the thermometer fell to 3°.We found ourselves in a great enlargement of the Trans-Himalaya called Lap, and this region is noted for its severeclimate. Even in the middle of summer, when it is warmeverywhere else, it is cold in Lap. The ice breaks up onLapchung-tso only in the beginning of June after all theother ice is melted. From the map it is seen that manyconsiderable rivers, flowing north and south, take their risein this lofty swell.

Text Appearing After Image: THE HEAVENLY LAKE -^^^ The days march took us up to higher ground, and theway was dreadful—not a road at all, but a track windingamong granite boulders and yak-moss. And next day itwas still worse. In raw wintry weather, with a tempera-ture of 1.2°, we wound up the ascent extremely slowly,where all small and loose material had been removed, sothat the animals might at any moment break their legsamong the stones. Here no other vegetation was seenbut a moss, yellow as the yolk of an ^^^, and anothershading into red. On the left we passed three smallglaciers with a blue tinge on their fronts. By one of themsome wild yaks walked meditatively. The weather was socold that we had to stop frequently to warm our hands ata small dung fire. Panchor insisted strongly on thesehalts in order that the Bombo may not be tired ; but Isuspect it was chiefly because he wanted a puff from hisChinese o^ansa. Though it was a great struggle for our horses, wecame at last to the Sangmo-bertik-la, at the gi

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