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Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance of 1921, Part 3

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

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The Path to Fari

The day's path was at first very stony, and climbed steadily uphill beside the torrent of the Amo Choo. Pale blue iris, yellow primulas, a pink viburnum, and a large yellow-bellied lonissera grew beside the path. Shomolari, the mountain of the goddess, stood up as a wonderful sight with its sharp peak outlined against the clear blue sky. The distance from Gautza to Fari was about sixteen miles, of which the last eight miles were over flat country with a springy turf. Larks and wheat ears ran along the ground in front of us, and small, talus marmot rats dodged in and

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