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- 1936-06-21 - 1936-04-28 (Creation)
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A large batch of mail arrived, sent from Kumarkhata on 21 June 1936 and including items from 28 April 1936; one outgoing mail sent from Lepo on 8 April is missing and contained many photos. Persistent heavy rain and fresh snow forced a halt at Kashong La on 16 July, followed by a difficult journey on 17 July over Kashong La and Chang La with significant climbs, descents, and avalanche snow.
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stomata on the upper leaf surface. Came in at 1.30 pm. The mail arrived soon after, a huge one, sent from Kumarkhata on 21.6.36 and including mail from 28.4.36. One of our outgoing mails is lost, the one sent from Lepo on 8.4. It is a damned nuisance, and contains a lot of interesting photos among many other things.
16th July. Kashong La Halt. Very heavy rain all day. Stayed in camp.
17th July. Kashong La - Chang La Halt. Yesterday and today have been as beastly as could possibly be. It has rained now for three days without a stop, and snowed last night. The Kashong La was covered with fresh snow this morning and it was raining hard. I thought of our journey, but had planned to do so, so started off at 6.0 am, and came back at 4.0 pm very tired indeed. First there is the 1000 or 1500' climb to the pass, then 2000' drop the other side. After crossing some avalanche snow at about m 2 1/2, the path goes level for a bit over rough stony hillside, then up over the Chang La at about m 3. I had been told that beyond this the path dropped steeply to the Lopa country.
