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- 1933-07-18 (Creation)
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The party halts at Mago to reduce loads and arrange transport for a split, with A. Sheikh baking and preparing meat for Ludlow. Yak meat is dried and salted. The next day the group divides, Ludlow going to Luguthang while the diarist camps in the hills west of Mago near the top of the conifer forest, noting altitude around 13,500 feet and intentions to move higher.
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the only loads they are used to, which are bags of maize, butter or milk. We will halt tomorrow, to cut things down to the minimum outside the meat etc.
31st July. Halt at Mago. To make arrangements for transport split, we had to halt a day here. A. Sheikh is the cook, so he has been busy making bread and cakes, and cooking meat for Ludlow to take. As it has been a good day, we have hung up the yak meat in strips to dry. The tongue is being salted, and all arrangements made to keep as much meat as possible.
1st August. CAMP in hills W. of Mago CHERA 6 miles. Height approx 13500'. We split up this morning, Ludlow going to Luguthang, and I coming here. He left with yak transport, while I had to take coolies. But although the locals said that yaks could not reach here, they loaded up half the loads on yaks, and only had to carry them for a couple of hundred yards. This place is up a side valley leading to the west, from about 2 miles N. of Mago. Camp is pitched just at the top of the conifer forest, among rhododendrons. I reached here at 11:30, but I do not think I am high enough, and want to get on tomorrow further up onto the South. No information was available about this place at all; but now it seems several
