Early on the morning of 3rd May we left Ranikhet on our 200-mile journey to the base
camp, which took us three weeks
By the ninth day we had reached the Kuari Pass, 12,400 feet up,where we camped for the night.
At dawn we enjoyed its magnificent view of the mountains spread before us in a vast and
glorious panorama.
Was this the view that awaited the men on the morning of May 12 1937.
Our route led us on Through the Dhauli Valley, where we passed may encampments of
Bhutias, a nomadic gipsy race who resettle on these higher valleys after the
melting of the winter snows. At Bampa the last encampment was far behind us, and
except for a small Survey Party the valley was entirely deserted.
Bampa area, Click to see more like this
On May 23rd we left Niti, the last village in the Dhauli Valley on our march to Goting,
a name on the map only. Our elevation was nearly 12,000 feet and in places huge landslides
had completely obliterated the track we were trying to follow.