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It is in a saddle between two mountains and about 45 metres wide. There is no vegetation or icecap and is generally free of snow due to the winds. However, the winds are often very high accompanied by low temperatures and there are frequent blizzards. In spite of all this, the Karakoram Pass was considered a relatively easy pass due to its relatively gradual ascent on both sides, and lack of ice.


REFERENCES

  • Younghusband, Francis.'' The heart of the Continent, a narrative of travels in Manchuria across the Gobi desert through the Himalayas, the Pamirs and Chitral in 1884-94''. Published: 1897. London.

  • Rizvi, Janet. Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia. 1983. Oxford University Press. Reprint: Oxford University Press, New Delhi (1996).

  • Rizvi, Janet. ''Trans-Himalayan Caravans : Merchant Princes and Peasant Traders in Ladakh''. 1999. Oxford University Press. New Delhi.


  • Schmidt, Jeremy. ''Himalayan Passage: Seven Months in the High country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India & Pakistan''. 1991. The Mountaineers Books, Seattle.