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0648	Southern Tibet : vol.7
南チベット : vol.7

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Southern Tibet : vol.7

南チベット : vol.7

They passed Crystal Peak, 19,400, from which CONWAY had discovered the basin
where the Godwin-Austen, Upper Baltoro and Vigne Glaciers meet. Turning north
they had the Godwin-Austen Glacier in front, and in the background the K 2.

May 25th. They had camped at »Concordia», where the two great main
branches of the Baltoro meet: the Godwin-Austen Glacier coming from the K 2 in
the north and the Upper Baltoro Glacier coming from the Golden Throne and Bride
Peak in the S. E. Two other good-sized glaciers come down the western side of
the Broad-Gasherbrum chain. These four glaciers are at least five miles broad.
Numberless smaller tributaries come in from other parts of the chain. The Baltoro
valley itself is less than two miles broad. The glaciers are covered with almost
geometrically regular moraines. FILIPPI gives a very good description of the mag-
nificent landscape.

The Concordia Basin is, on account of its situation, the best base of departure
for topographical work. K 2, Gasherbrum IV, Bride Peak (Karakoram No. 8) and
Masherbrum I, 4 of the most important trigonometrical stations, are visible from it.

The whole chain of Broad Peak, the Gasherbrums, including Hidden Peak and
Golden Throne, is sedimentary formation. The mountains west of it, from Staircase to
Bride Peak are crystalline rocks, granites, gneisses, quartzes.

Broad Peak (27,132) is the sixth of the highest known mountains: Mount
Everest, K 2, the two peaks of Kinchinjunga, and Malaku in the Everest group being
the highest.

The next Camp, III, was pitched at the southern foot of K 2. Provisions for
one month were brought up.

The eastern side of K 2 was extremely steep. The same observation had been
made by YOUNGHUSBAND from the north. From Camp III, K 2 was examined.
Synchronous meteorological observations were taken. The height was 16,493 feet.

On May 30th the DUKE made a dash on the southern side of the K 2, and
in the beginning of June the examination of the Savoia Glacier, west of K 2, began.
Here they camped at 18,176 feet on the glacier. From this starting point the
western face of the K 2 was examined. At the head of this glacier the Savoia Pass
was 21,870 feet high. The northern side of the K 2 proved to be inaccessible.
The new glacier and the pass had been discovered by the Duke.

FILIPPI has a rather sharp criticism of GUILLARMOD'S map of the upper part
of the Godwin-Austen Glacier, as well as of the altitudes, which are »generally con-
siderably in excess of the ones measured by us». The upper Godwin-Austen Basin
is, on Guillarmod, over 9 miles long, in reality less than 4 miles. »The bearing
of the valley is incorrect.» Dr. PFANNL'S map of the same expedition is »nearer
the actual dimensions of the valley than the map published by Guillarmod. The
outline of the chains and ridges is also more nearly correct.»

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