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82   LOA—LITS : ROUTES 124-126.

Route No. 124.

From 0 LOAKA (Kämâon) to DABA (Gnäri Khôrsum).

A secondary route, impassable for horses.

No villages met with; even fuel very scarce for three days.

Maps: Cunningham's Pâaijàb and Western Himâlaya. — Strachey's K}imäon and Gärhväl.

0 Loiika, 30° 46'; 79° 55'; 15,831 ft. (fuel and grass scarce)—Cross the Jânti pass (18,529 ft.). Riding up its flanks scarcely possible; top of the pass 6 hours' march from p Logka—Descend on the slopes to a small valley.

Foot of . the Ldkhur pass — Cross the Lâkhur pass.

0 Chirchun (ab. 16,000 ft.). No shrubs. A Chdl du — pMâmin— pLânkun.

A Ké n t s eg o, an easy stage. Fuel and grass; and then to Dâba, see Route No. 120 (B).

Route No. 125.

From A LOAKA (Kâmtson) to 0 LAPTÉL
(Gnâri Khorsum).

A principal route, passable for horses. Maps: Cunningham's Pänjâb, and Western Himalaya. Waugh and Thuillier's P,3njäb and adjoining countries.

0 Loiika, 30° 46'; 79° 55'; 15,831 ft. (fuel and grass scarce) — p Sümdo (14,651 ft.), in the Loika valley, at the confluence of the Lo .ka and GIrti rivers. A very short stage, still above shrub vegetation — p Kal Mâddia — p Topidünga— Cross the Kyüngar pass (17,331 ft. ; top 6 hours' march from pSümdo).

0 Kyûngar (14,660 ft.), 2'/2 hours' march from the top of the Kyüngar pass. Shrubs and grass found here — Cross a small pass—Cross the Laptél river.

A Laptél, 30° 46'.3; 79° 52'.01=c ; 13,994 ft., 4 hours' march from p Kyüngar. From pSümdo

to p Laptél can be made in one day; will occupy about 11 hours. Shrubs and grass plentiful at p Laptél.

Route

from A LOAKA to AffLUM,
see No. 141.

LOHUGHAT, routes to and from, see
ALMÔRA t0 PETORAGARH, No. 5(A).

Route No. 126.

From L6SAR (Spiti) to the BARA LACHA PASS (Spiti-Laht1).

A secondary route, passable for horses. Fuel procurable, but no provisions. The crossing of two rivers is described as extremely difficult during certain periods of the year.

Maps: Cunningham's Pänjâb and Western Himalaya.— Waugh and Thuillier's Pänjab and adjoining countries.

L b s a r, - 32° 23'; 77° 43' — Cross the Künzum, or Külzum pass (14,931 ft.).

0 Bangkccch, close t.ci the Künzum pass — p Sumchikma.

0 Jâ l k u m— 0 Bâkritâch—p LS,rsa. A Sé l o ng — tYl'üngmo.

Bdra Ldcha pass, 32° 43'•5; 77' •25'•36; 16,186 ft..

Route

from L6SAR to JÂGATSÛK,
see No. 76.