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Káthi, 30° 7'; 79° 47'; 7,410 ft., on the right
bank of the Pindari river (see p. 37) — △ Bállu
Deir, "bear house," name of a huge stone.
△ Deáli (8,674 ft.), at the confluence of the
Káfini and the Pindari rivers, 10 miles from
Káthi (4½ hours' march; a short stage) — Con-
tinue along the left bank of the Pindari river —
△ Dógli, 3 hours' march from Dváli.
△ Pindari (11,492 ft.), at the foot of the
Pindari glacier, 2 hours' march from △ Dágli
— Ascend the Pindari glacier — △ Shárági
(14,180 ft.), on the right side of the Pindari
glacier — Leave this camp before sunrise, best
already at 3h a.m. — Continous ascent up the
glacier — Traill's, or Nánda Khát pass (17,770 ft.)
will be reached in 6 hours from △ Shárági; the
secondary, lower depression (17,678 ft.), one
hour later. On the top of the pass your guides
will sacrifice sheep and goats to pacify the
goddess Nánda (see p. 17) — Descend the Loá
glacier.
△ Nassupanpátti (13,404 ft.), a most
fatiguing march on account of the glacier-pass
— Mártoli (10,955 ft.), near the confluence of
the Góri and the Mártoli rivers (level of the
confluence 10,320 ft.) — Mápan (10,843 ft), 4
miles S. of Milum — Páju (11,007 ft.), on the
right bank of the Góri river, 2 miles distant
from Milum (the Nánda Dévi peak, 25,749 ft., is
beautifully seen) — Cross the Góri river on a
narrow and bad bridge (horses have to swim
across).
Milum, 30° 54'·6; 79° 54'·8½; 11,265 ft. This
is the highest village in the Góri valley and the
most important one of Johár.

Kéla, routes to and from, see
Askót to Garbia, No. 7.

Route No. 101.
From Keterbál, or Petólia (Gárhvál) to
Jhósimath (Gárhvál).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Webb, in As. Res., Vol. XI., pp. 511-18. —
Year-book of the Pánjáb for 1855, part II., pp. 112-29.
Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 66. — Struchey's Kumáon and
Gárhvál.

Keterbál, or Petolia, 30° 24'; 79° 20', on
the left bank of the Alaknánda river (level of
the river 3,234 ft.) — Cross the Petióla river (al-
ways fordable) — Mángeri — Pirkúra — Cross
the Pir Gánga river — Lohá — Cross the Báisa river
— Agthála (close to the left bank of the Alak-
nánda river) — Continue close to the Alaknánda
river — Pipelkót (4,295 ft.), on the left bank of
the Alaknánda river (3 hours' march from Keter-
bál) — Pánkimath (4,703 ft.) — Páki — Cross the
Kirangánga river (a small rivulet) — Tángni —
Cross the Patalgánga river.
△ Lángsi Khát (4,571 ft.), on the right bank
of the Patalgánga river, near its confluence with
the Alaknánda — Págnáú — Gulabkóti — Sátur —
Páindi — Hiltung (5,291 ft.), near the left bank
of the Alaknánda river — Gunk — Cross the Gunk
nálah — Steep ascent.
Jhósimath, 30° 34'; 79° 29', a bángalo (6,089 ft.),
near the confluence of the Dáuli and Vishnugánga
rivers.

Route
from Keterbál, or Petólia, to Kárnpreág,
see No. 97.

Route No. 102.
From Keterbál, or Petólia (Gárhvál) to
Tsóbta (Gárhvál).
A secondary route, passable for horses.
Literature: Hoffmeister's Briefe aus Indien, p. 209.