Hiking In The Himalayas Photo-Essay
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En route to Hemkund a large swath of the path was covered by the winters' snowfall and recent avalanches.
Workers carved steps and strung a rope rail. Sikhs who had never been near snow gripped the rope with trembling hands, and climbed slowly with anxiety and excitement
Later, light rain caused a minor avalanche. Panic-stricken pilgrims froze at this place where no stairs remained. I held hands, guided people, and told many to slide down on their butt to assist movement along a severely congested line of descending pilgrims. |
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"Pilgrims Hiking Over Avalanche" |
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