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SÛKHI: ROUTES 210, 211.   119

A Gi fa Uddr (9,377 ft.), on the left bank of the Rini river (no provisions, but wood is plentiful)— p Mänrâü.

A Ch i mT u l a, at the northern foot of the Châia pass (12,665 ft.; no provisions; at the limit of trees)—Cross the Châia pass (14,961 ft.), 4 hours' march from p Chimpula—PKiarkûttiCross the Bâmsuru pass (15,460 ft.), 31/2 hours' march from the Châia pass ; road between the Châia and Bâ,msuru passes often level; no descent into a deep valley —p Shûnu.

0 Bi k a Uddr (11,927 ft.), a long stage; much ascent and descent; at the upper limit of trees.

A Gurmô (11,544 ft.), on an affluent to the right of the Birgânga—Pass a depression called Kâla Uzûra, 11/2 hour's march from Gurm6 — Cross another depression called Digd .r — Pass a ridge called Sunapâli; hence steep descent to

Khdrsdli, 30° 57'; 78° 27'; 8,374 ft., on the left bank of the Jâmna river (a rather long march).

Route No. 210.

From SÛKHI (Gärhvâl) to MÛKBA (Gärhvâl).
A secondary route, impassable for horses.

Literature: Skinner's Excursions, Vol. II., pp. 22-32. Maps : Indian Atlas, sheet 65. — Webb's Survey of the Ganges, in As. Res., Vol. XI., p. 447.

Sz khi, 30° 59'; 78° 42'; 8,401 ft., on the right bank of the Bhagirâthi river — Continue along the right hank of the Bhagirâthi river — Jhâla — Puréti — Cross several small rivers.

Mûkba, 31° 2'; 78° 46'; 8,600 ft., on the right bank of the Bhagirâthi river.

Route No. 211.

From SU'KHI (Gärhvâl) to NÉLONG (Gärhvâl).
A secondary route, impassable for horses.

Another road, more frequently taken, which is with difficulty passable for horses, is viâ Mûkba (see the preceding route, and Mnkba to Nélong, No. 145).

Literature: Fraser's Journal, pp. 457-70, and in As. Res., Vol. XIII., pp. 212-25. — Hodgson, in As. Res., Vol. XIV., pp. 80-97.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 65. — Webb's Survey of the Ganges, in As. Res., Vol. XI., p. 447.

Sûkhi, 30° 59'; 78° 42'; 8,401 ft., on the right bank of the Bhagirâthi river—Descend to the Bhagirâthi river — Cross the Bhagirâthi river.

D a r â l i' (an easy stage) — Continue along the left bank of the Bhagirâthi river — p L(imba That (10,349 ft.; opposite p Lâmba That is Chiplo Gad) — p Kamshiâli — p Karmdli pHândoli (Tsoâr Gad is opposite)—p Tânka Chémno.

Nélong, 30` 5'; 79° 0'; 11,350 ft., on the right bank of the Jahnâvi river (level of the river 11,201 ft.).

Route

from SÛKHI to RÂITAL,
see No. 172.

Route

from SÛKHI to SÂLUNG,
see No. 181.

1 Here the road branches off to Gangotri ; impassable for horses; one long march.