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KHÂP—KRAK : ROUTES 103, 104.

Maps: Iioffmeister's Profiles, No. 4.—Indian Atlas, sheet 66. — Strachey's Kämâon and Gärhvâl. .

Kéterbal, or Petdlia, 30° 24'; 79° 20', on the left bank of the Alaknanda river (level of the river 3,234 ft.)—Zamoli (3,137 ft.), on the left bank of the Alaknanda river—Cross at Zâmoli the Alaknânda river by a bridge—Goda — Pâdali — Gôbesar (4,791 ft.) — Cross a small river— Gângol — Diuldhâr — Cross the Shinguna river— Bairâgni— Bamankhnti — Cross the Balsütti river.

Mandel (4,790 ft.), on the right bank of the Balsûtti river—Cross the Aurarkfind ganga river by a bridge—Cross the Bôsh nadi by a bridge called Mosekhat — p Mosekhat — p Gorsâri Pangarbdsa (8,099 ft.), a small village—Cross the Dorithâr pass (easy)—pPiunthâr.

T s ô b t a, 30° 27'; 79° 10', a dharamsâla (8,842 ft.). Tungnâth, a famous temple (9,989 ft.), is only 4 miles distant from Tsobta.

KHÂPALU, routes to and from, see
CHORBAD to KIRIS, No. 43.

Route No. 103.

From KHÂRSÂLI (Gärhvâl) to A JAMNGTRI

(Gärhvâl).

A secondary route, impassable for horses.

Half a day's journey. No supplies at p Jämnotri.

Literature: Fraser's Account, pp. 424-34, and in As. Res., Vol. XIII., pp. 194-200.—Hodgson, in As. Res., Vol. XItV., pp. 145-51.—Jacquemont's Journal, Vol. II., pp. 82-113. —Skinner's Excursions, Vol. I., pp. 296-304.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 65.

Khärskli, 30° 57'; 780 27'; 8,374 ft., on the left bank of the Jamna river — Continue along the left bank of the Jamna river—pDmmmap Bolândo lidâr (here is a fine echo)—Cross the Jamna river by a bridge — p Kafir Ghâti, name of the exceedingly bad road—Cross the Bandiâli ;

'Allah (affluent of the Jamna river to the right) —Cross the Jamna river—Continue for a quarter of an hour along its left bank—Cross the Jami a river—Continue along its right bank—Cross the Jamna river— Continue along its left bank p Bhâiro Ghâti, a temple (road exceedingly bad) — Cross the Bhâiro nalah — Cross three times the Jamna river — Continue along the right bank of the Jamna river — Cross the Jamna river near p Jämnotri.

OJâmndtri, 31° 0'; 78° 29'; 9,793 ft. (Here is a group of fine hot springs.) From Jämnotri you may go up still to the foot of the glacier from which the Jamna river takes its rise; but there is no possibility of ascending this glacier and then crossing a pass.

Route

from KHÂRSÂLI to KUTN6R,
see No. 118.

Route

from KHÂRSÂLI to KAITAL,
see No. 170.

Route

from KHÂRSÂLI to SIJKHI,
see No. 209.

Route No. 104.

From KHÂRSÂLI (Gärhvâl) to USSÎLLA (Gärhvâl).
A secondary route, passable for horses.

Provisions for three days are to be collected at Khärsâli. The first three marches are long.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 47 (second edition) and 48; no trace of a route is indicated in any of these maps.