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Route No. 214.

From Sultánpur (Kúlu) to Púling (Kúlu).

A secondary route, impassable for horses.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 47 (second edition).

Sultánpur, 31° 57′·8; 77° 5′·8; 3,945 ft., on
the right bank of the Biás river, the capital of
Kúlu — Ascend the Serbérri valley — Shálong
(5,798 ft.).

Kárling — Smáling — △ Garudúk.

Southern foot of the Sérri ka Jhot pass
— Cross the Sérri ka Jhót pass (12,077 ft.).

△ Chuára — △ Dódru — Málla.

Púling, 32° 5′; 76° 51′.

Route No. 215.

From △ Súmdo (Kámáon) to Níti (Gárhvál).

A secondary route, passable for horses. A diffi-
cult route, never used by caravans.

Maps: Strachey's Kámáon and Gárhvál.

△ Súmdo, 30° 45′; 79° 53′, at the confluence
of the Gírthi and Loáka rivers — Follow the
Gírthi river for two stages — Pass △ Mádda
Tóli and △ Shib Udeár (a cave).

△ Girthi, two stages from △ Súmdo; a now
deserted village (shrubs and grass in the
environs) — △ Dud Gárhi (shrubs) — Confluence
of the Yong and Gírthi rivers — A cave — △ Dum
páni (fuel and grass) — △ Lára Dhar — △ Shirúás
— △ Tóbing Guár.

Malári (10,290 ft.), near the left bank of the
Dáuli river — Cross the Gínti river by a sánga-
bridge called Burás — Kurkúti, on the right bank
of the Dáuli river — Cross the Dáuli river by a
sánga-bridge called Rádi — Búmpa — Gumsáli.

Níti, 30° 48′; 79° 34′; 11,464 ft., on the left bank
of the Dáuli river (a very easy stage).

Route
from △ Súmgal to △ Aksáe Chin,
see No. 3.

Route No. 216.

From △ Súmgal (Turkistán) to Élchi (Turkistán).

A secondary route, passable for horses, but only
with difficulty.

△ Súmgal, 36° 8′; 78° 5′P; 13,215 ft., on the
right bank of the Karakásh river — Continuous
and steep ascent up a glacier — Cross the Élchi
pass (17,379 ft.) — Descend the Élchi pass glacier
(it is much crevassed and extremely steep,
especially towards its termination).

Encamp at the lower end of the Élchi
pass glacier (14,810 ft.). No fuel, but scanty
grass. A very long and difficult march — Descend
down the Búshia valley (the slopes are ex-
tremely steep) — △ Oitásh (12,220 ft.), no fuel,
but plenty of grass — Cross the Búshia river
(very difficult; quite unfordable at times).

Búshia, 36° 26′; 78° 19′P; 9,310 ft., tents and
caves inhabited by nomadic Turks. Here sup-
plies can be obtained in surprisingly great
quantities. (From the foot of the glacier to
Búshia is a long and difficult march.)

Two marches then from Búshia to Élchi.
Several villages are passed; the marches are
described as long, but further detail it was im-
possible for us to obtain, and frequent in-
quiries would have exposed us to the danger
of having our disguise detected.

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