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- 1933-09-18 - 1933-09-19 (Creation)
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After heavy rain, 18 September was almost perfect, allowing bedding and clothes to dry and clear views of Kula Kangri, though no noteworthy birds were obtained. On 19 September the diarist climbed to the Dib La at dawn, enjoying a magnificent panorama and taking photographs from Donga La past Kula Kangri to Sangdo Pheri.
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a stellatus and some more good birds. By 11 the rain was heavy again. In the evening we both noticed a wind from the north and it is much cooler.
18th Sept. Halt. At last a perfect day. By midnight the sky was clear and the morning broke sparklingly clear. We could see Kula Kangri away to the N. West very clearly. Camp is barely high enough for us to get a good view. I intend to do that tomorrow from the Dib La above. Birds were as pleased as we were, and were busy feeding out at the edge of the forest. What a difference a good day like this makes. We have at last got our beds, bedding and clothes etc. all dry in the sun. In the evening it clouded over a little, but on the whole has been almost a perfect day. But we failed in the evening to get a single bird of any interest. We heard absolutely nothing in the jungle.
19th Sept. Halt. Another perfect day. I left camp at 5.0 am and climbed to the Dib La, where I was rewarded with a most magnificent panorama right round the compass. The air was beautifully clear and not a cloud was to be seen till I left at 7.0 am. I took a series of photos firstly from the Donga La round past Kula Kangri to Sangdo Pheri and the hills to the
