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XU LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Prayer-flags and Chortens (T. O. L.) . Bhotia Women . . . . . . Bhotia Women (By a Native) . . . . A Laden Jibboo . . . . . . Men of Eastern Bhot . . . . . Bhotias and Prayer-flags . . . . . Women of Eastern Bbot . . . . Women of Eastern Bhot . . . . . Our Road along the Kali River The leafy Month of June (T. G. L.) . A Landslip . . . . . . . Tibetan Masked Dancers . . . . . Our Road along the Kali River (T. G. L.) . Our Road along the Kali River (T. G. L.) . A Mountain Torrent (T. G. L.) Women of Eastern Bhot . . . . . Grand, but Desolate (T. O. L.) A Typical Bridge (T. G. L.) Shrines and Prayer-poles . . . . . Shrine and Prayer-poles . . . . Weaving : the usual Occupation of the Women . A typical Bit of Road . . . . . A very Steep and Rough Ascent Along the Kali River (T. G. L.) “ Where the awful Solitude overwhelms the Mind ” Eastern Bhotia Women (By a Native) Sheep carrying Grain (T. G. L.) Tibetan Wool for the Cawnpore Market A typical Bridge . . . . . . Almost Perpendicular Descent Our Road along the Kali River (T. G. L.) . A Rough and Steep Ascent . . . . Rough Going . . . . . . . . Almost Perpendicular Descent . . “ Bleak, Bare, and Rugged ” . . . . Typical Country above the Tree-level Near the Lipu Lekh Pass . . . . Budhi Camping Ground (T. G. L.) Kid born on a Precipice . . . . . The School a t Garbyang . . . . . LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xiii PAGE The Meeting of the Waters (Kuti and Kali Rivers) . . . . 137 Blind Man who was carried across the Lipu Lekh Pass . . . 140 Approaching the Lipu Lekh Pass . . . . . . . 143 A Valley leading to Nampa (T. G. L.) . . . . . . 147 The final Approach to the Lipu Lekh Pass (T. G. L.) . . . . 148 The actual Crest of the Lipu Lekh Pass . . . . . . 151 Y a k s ................................................................................ 153 Nampa in Nepal (T. G. L.) . . . . . . . . 155 The descent on the Tibetan side (T. G. L.) . ■ ■ ■ ■ 160 Jongpen’s Nirba with escort (T. G. L.) . . . . . 163 The View of Tibet from the Lipu Lekh Pass . . . . . 1 6 5 Our first Camp in Tibet (T. G.. L.) . . . . . . . 167 Photo taken by Moonlight (T. G. L.) . . . . . . 1 6 8 Taklakot . . , . • • • • • • • 169 Our Escort into Tibet (T. G. L.) . . . . . . . 171 Crossing the River to Taklakot (T. G. L.) . . . . . . 173 The Jongpen and Lama (T. G. L.) . . . . . . . 175 The “ Chum ” or Rani (T. G. L.) . ....................................................177 The Jongpen and Lama 179 The great Buddha in the Taklakot S h i v l i n g .............................................182 Tibetan Dancers . . . . . • • • • • 183 Tibetan Dancers (T. G. L.) . . . . • • • 185 Tibetan Curios 186 A Tibetan Wedding : the Bride (T. G. L.) . . . . . . 189 A Tibetan Wedding : the Bridegroom (T. G. L.) . . ■ ■ 191 A Tibetan Wedding: the final Ceremony (T. G. L.) . . . . 192 Tibetan Dancers . . ■ • • • • • • • 183 Tibetan Dancers . . . . . ■ • • • • 196 The Tomb of Zorawar Singh . . . . . . . . 198 Taklakot and Gurla Mandhata . . . . . • • . 1 9 9 Our Tents a t Taklakot: Longstaff . . . . . . . 201 View of the Himalayas . . . . . . - . • 203 Khojarnath Monastery 206 The “ High Street ” of Taklakot . . . . • - • 207 Looking back to the Himalayas . . • . . . . 214 Valley on Gurla Mandhata (T. G. L.) . ' . ■ • • 215 Ridge to the South (T.-G. L.) . . . . . • • 219 Crest of Gurla Mandhata (T. G. L.) . . . ■ ■ ■ 221 Peak 22,200 ft. (T. G. L.) 222 Before Sunrise on Gurla Mandhata (T. G. L.) . . . . 223