IDNO

DG.144836.SHP

Description

"Between Karponang and Changu. 9 August 1938."

Place

S Asia; India; Sikkim; Karponang; Changu

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Shepheard, Ken

Collector / Expedition

Date

9 August 1938

Collection Name

Shepheard Collection

Source

Shepheard Rogers, Patricia

Format

Album Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Related Archive: Noted in Shepheard's diary 'Some Notes of Ken Shepheard on his expedition to Lhasa, Tibet, in September - October 1938' pp.8-10,
"9 Aug 1938 Karponang to Tsomgo (12,500’)
Left 0815 arrived 1330 hrs.
Rain all the way and thick mist most of the time.
Road First three miles similar to yesterday but narrower and steeper side slope. Alternative route not kept up and no longer passable. Line not practicable for M. T.
Lagyap La (mile 3) to Tsomgo country more open and side slope less steep - average 1/4.
Camping, scattered, possible over most of this stage. Road alignment possible for M.T. with local realignments and easing of grade. Widening possible by machinery.
Fuel and grazing plentiful throughout.
Fuel for Tsomgo within 1 mile -- tree line stops just below lake.
Camping grounds at each end of lake each for 1 battalion.
Lake, when frozen, possible landing but difficult a/c nearness of hills on either side and at top end. 3/4 mile x 1/2 mile
Not up to R.A.F. specification for this height.
Supplies, only one acre seen under cultivation, nil
Possible alignment of M.T. road from Gangtok to Lagyap La ?? (see map.)" [JD 26/01/2020]