Part 175 - Ascent to Dib La and wet camp beyond the pass

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SUMMARY:
A steep climb from the Trashiyangsi valley up to the Dib La passed through oak, bamboo, and rhododendron, with 21 birds collected and the possibility of new species noted. After crossing the frontier pass with Tibet and proceeding along the ridge, a waterlogged camp was made beyond the pass amid torrential rain and severe midges.

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Trashiyangsi: valley. The sun was extraordinarily hot for this
Dib La 10 Sept height. The path lies straight up a ridge between
Lobelia erecta 954 two streams, crossing the southern one fairly soon.
The climb is very steep the whole way, through
dense forest, first oak, then bamboo, then
rhododendron. In the bamboo part, we found
birds in numbers & have shot 21. These include
a most interesting collection. It is quite possible
that three new species may come out of these.
For Pnoepyga & Tesia, a couple of miles W of the
Dib La is excellent. The climb continues very
steep indeed right up to the DIB LA at m

7. (Ht 13003) This is the frontier with Tibet.
   On the East side the path is along a ridge,
   mostly pretty easy, with occasional steep drops
   over difficult rocky ground. Camp is a clearing
   reached 2 m beyond the pass. It is the worst
   camp bar Pimi we have had for a long time.
   All the ground available is soaking wet. Ten
   minutes before the coolies arrived, torrential
   rain fell & further soaked the ground &
   everybody as well. However we all got in
   and are reasonably comfortable. The midges however
   are perfectly awful. They appear an hour before dusk, &