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EXPEDITION TO THE HIMALAYAS 93 
for three days, and then settled to do one of 
the peaks. It was decided to send back forty- 
seven of our porters and only to keep twenty- 
five—a sufficient number for the remainder of 
the expedition. 
We set out early one morning for the pro- 
  
  
  
FOOT OF THE BALTORO GLACIER. 
posed climb, in glorious weather, but found 
progress very difficult, owing to the route being 
so precipitous. We reached our goal however 
by 11.40 a.m. The view was magnificent: we 
found ourselves at an elevation of more than 
20,000 feet and yet did not feel the cold.