Summit History of Peaks of Kashmir Himalayas

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Deo Masjid —June 16, 1911, 


Capt. J. B. Corry, R.E., D.S.O., and Lieut. R. D. Squires, 45th Sherwood Foresters, with Asad Mir (Shikari) and L. N. Rajwali Khan, left a camp in the Surphrar Valley and reached the summit of the pass leading to Lidarwat. From the pass they turned south and ascended a peak about 14,000 ft. They descended by easy snow and scree to a col and thence followed the arete to the top of Deo Masjid. As a direct descent to the Jajimarg Valley proved impossible they returned to the col between the peaks, and descended by scree and snow to the Jajimarg Valley and thence to Sekwas. Alpine Journal 1911 page 85

 Kallatip Peak W. of Sonasar Pass (about 15,600 ft.).—1911 July 12.

Mason, Corry and Squires with Rajwali Khan left a camp to the south of Sonasar Lake at 6.50 a.m. and ascended by steep snow towards Sonasar Pass till 8 a.m. and then traversed to the west and up rocks and snow till they reached the ridge dividing the valleys that unite at Zajipal. They followed this ridge to the south by steep snow and reached the summit by a rock ridge at 10.30. Descended to south by a rock rib, then traversed slabs to east and descending to the snow slopes by a couloir eventually joined the track over the pass, reaching Suknai in the Wardwan Valley at 3.35 p.m. Alpine Journal 1911 page 86 

 

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