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SUMMARY:
From Jarep on a clear day after a hard frost, the party descended a broad valley, passing Totsen, with wet but easy paths and extensive views of sharp, snow-covered peaks to the south; locals use the name Takpa Shiri for peaks within the Kingkor. Few flowers were seen, though Primula roylei was abundant; plants noted include Rhododendron lanatum v. luciferum and Clematis cirrhosa, with comparison to Primula sikkimensis near Mago.

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Jarep, May 18th.
Rhododendron lanatum v. luciferum 1610.
P. puderosum 1612 of nov.
Clematis cirrhosa 1611.

As perfect a day as I can remember. It froze pretty hard at night, we awoke to a blue sky with not a cloud to be seen. We had to wait some time for the sun to thaw the frost off our tents, then came on down the valley. Most of the way the valley is broad and open, with the path keeping to the left-hand side. Totsen is passed at about m 3, consists of 2 or 3 houses and a paddock where mules and horses are bred. The hills to the south were always visible, and the whole range was seen as we came down, by looking up side-valleys coming in from the south. They form a fine range of snow-covered peaks, nearly all very sharp-pointed. The locals do not appear to call any one peak Takpa Shiri, but refer to those enclosed by the Kingkor as that. Path is rather wet and stony but otherwise easy, and descent very gradual. The view down the valley too is almost equally fine, snow-covered peaks are to be seen as far as one can see. Of flowers there were very few. But Primula roylei as a sight made up for a lot. I have never seen more of any primula except of P. sikkimensis, when going down towards Mago. In places

SUMMARY:
Entries for January 6–9 describe a snowy halt, peak angle measurements from a Dzong, and marches to Layoting and Camp Namdi. The writer disputes Ward and Bailey on the visibility of Gyala Peri, notes friendly villages, a nearby peak Gelung Jokpo, forests transitioning from pine to dense broadleaf, and observations of birds, clematis, and abundant Lilium giganteum.

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letters. He says he will arrive in about 22 days. Our own next mail will not leave here for 7 or 8 weeks or so until we reach India in 3 months from now, so this is worth while.

Jan 6th & 7th Halt. Snowed night of 6-7th then cleared up to a beautiful day. On 7th I took the angles to peaks from the Dzong. They are: - to left-hand peak 114° : to two peaks in centre 132° to big right-hand nearest peak 150°. I disagree with Ward's identification of Gyala Peri. Everyone in Tongkyuk says it cannot be seen from Tongkyuk.

Jan 8th LAYOTING. 9 miles. A good fine day. Left at 10.0 got in at 3.30. Road good mostly fit for loaded animals. At mile 2 from the bridge pass village of DABLA, about 4 houses. Layoting has about 12 houses. People here very friendly. From here a fine snow peak with cut top lies to the South up a bleak looking valley in which are said to be many 'takin', locally called CHIMNYA. There is a sling or cane bridge over to this valley. The peak at the head of the valley is called GELUNG JOKPO. From down near the river, Gyala Peri can be seen in the distance. Forest is first almost entirely pine, then changes to pretty dense mixture of pine, holly oak & shrubs.

Jan 9th Camp NAMDI. On the whole the road was uninteresting. It keeps beside the river all the way till about 1 mile from camp. As soon as it left the river & went up a bit to the forest, we found many things of interest, both birds & flowers. The change was most marked. At camp the forest is dense, evergreen broadleaf & shrubs. Bailey mentions that Gyala Peri is visible at the head of the Netrang Chu, but in this I think he is wrong. The peak seen there is very close indeed. I took a photo of it. It lies almost due S of the Netrang Chu junction with the Tongkyuk Chu. At camp we found three clematis in seed, the flowers of two were seen later on. There is a great deal of Lilium giganteum in this forest from here on.