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The notoriously heavily glaciated Sasser Pass or Saser-la (5,411 m or 17,753 ft), was on the ancient summer caravan route from [[Ladakh]] to [[Yarkand]] in the [[Tarim Basin]]. It led from the head of the [[Nubra]] Valley into the upper [[Shyok]] valley, on the way to the even higher, but easier, [[Karakorum]] Pass. |
The notoriously heavily glaciated '''Sasser Pass''' or Saser-la (5,411 m or 17,753 ft), was on the ancient summer caravan route from [[Ladakh]] to [[Yarkand]] in the [[Tarim Basin]]. It led from the head of the [[Nubra]] Valley into the upper [[Shyok]] valley, on the way to the even higher, but easier, [[Karakorum]] Pass. |
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The Sasser Pass could not be avoided in summer and took a huge toll of caravan pack animals such as ponies and mules. It was too icy for the [[Bactrian camel]]s which were the usual pack animals to the north of the Sasser Pass. |
The Sasser Pass could not be avoided in summer and took a huge toll of caravan pack animals such as ponies and mules. It was too icy for the [[Bactrian camel]]s which were the usual pack animals to the north of the Sasser Pass. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 10:53, 1 April 2006
The notoriously heavily glaciated Sasser Pass or Saser-la (5,411 m or 17,753 ft), was on the ancient summer caravan route from Ladakh to Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. It led from the head of the Nubra Valley into the upper Shyok valley, on the way to the even higher, but easier, Karakorum Pass.
The Sasser Pass could not be avoided in summer and took a huge toll of caravan pack animals such as ponies and mules. It was too icy for the Bactrian camels which were the usual pack animals to the north of the Sasser Pass.
References
- Trails to Inmost Asia: Five Years of Exploration with the Roerich Central Asian Expedition. George N. Roerich. 1931. Reprint by Book Faith India, Delhi. 1996. ISBN 8173030324.
- Trans-Himalayan Caravans: Merchant Princes and Peasant Traders in Ladakh. Janet Rizvi. Oxford University Press. New Delhi. 1999. ISBN 0195648552.