Part 153 - Journey via Lingsang La and Yü La: Rimbu to south of Migitun

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SUMMARY:
The party travels from Rimbu toward Migitun via Lingsang La and Yü La, encountering snow, mist, and cold winds. They collect seeds and a flowering gentian above 14,000 feet; Yang reaches Lingsang La quickly while numerous Migitun coolies head toward Lanjong.

CONTENT:
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via Lingsang La
21st October. Rimbu. 5 1/2 m. Alt. approx 14000'. A good deal of snow in the night, but fine & soon clear, till 2.0pm, when snow fell as far down as here, but it peters out very soon beyond this, air obviously dry except on the Main Range. Yang got to the Lingsang La in a little over 4 hours. We should really have gone on with decent coolies, but ours are nearly all women & very poor, except at chattering, which they do at all times. Very pretty today till 12.0, then clouded over, with a very cold wind, & some fine snow. Got several seeds & a fine gentian in flower at over 14000'. The Lingsang La is probably 15500 or a little over. Quite a lot of Migitun coolies coming over to Lanjong, including two of our old coolies who came here for the night, recognized us.

to via Yü La
22nd October. Camp 1 m. south of Migitun. A perfect morning, but cloud came up by 9.0 am, & snow fell pretty heavily till 12.0. We were in dense mist from 11.0 am till about 2.30 when we got below it, & the rain came on. Left at 6.0 am, & got in a little after 5.0