A REN 
  
  
  
  
  
EXPEDITION TO THE HIMALAYAS 113 
of that from the Neu-Weissthor on the Macug- 
naga side. In an hour we did more than 3,250 
feet and reached the end of the valley where 
we recruited our exhausted energies. Then 
  
  
GORGE IN THE SKORO VALLEY. 
our way led through a narrow gorge, wherein 
we had to cross the torrent nine times before 
we could emerge from the defile. 
In the evening, we arrived at a little village 
called Skoro—very picturesque as well as rich 
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