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The heart of a continent : vol.1 |
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of the mountains on either side. The only thing we saw was
the billowy, snow-covered glacier, and up this we kept, knowing
that it must necessarily lead to the pass. We, of course, had
to proceed very slowly and carefully, for fear of crevasses hidden
by the snow. But, like the elephant, which will not cross a
shaky bridge, the yak knows by instinct the parts that will not
bear, and, snorting and sniffing along, he finds his way un-
erringly up a glacier; and about four o'clock in the afternoon
we reached the summit of the pass without experiencing any
real difficulty. The pass was very narrow and deep-cut, and,
on the opposite side, very abrupt; and the wind blew through
it as through a funnel. I never experienced such an icy blast
as that which met us as we reached the summit. It came
concentrating down upon us with terrific force, and sharp as
a knife. We only had its full force for a few minutes, for we
quickly dropped down into comparative shelter, but during that
short time our faces were cut across in slashes. Most of my
face was protected, for I wore a thick beard; but Davison had
no beard, and suffered very badly. His face did not recover
for weeks after.
The descent from the pass for about a thousand feet was
extremely rough and steep, and then we emerged on to a
gentler slope, trending downwards towards the Ashkuman or
Karumbar River. There was no sort of path, and, as the snow-
storm was still raging, we had no means of discovering in which
direction we should move, but wandered aimlessly about till
we were suddenly brought up on the brink of a precipice. Here
we had to halt, for it was dangerous to move when we could
see little before us. But, fortunately, just before sunset the
snowstorm cleared, and we looked down over the precipice into
the valley of the Karumbar River far below. We followed along
the edge of the cliffs till we found a way down into the valley,
and, at about ten o'clock, reached a spot by the river where
wood was procurable in plenty, and here we camped for the night.
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