Along a Precipice. 



From Nomal to Chalt the road crosses some very bad "parris," 

 the worst of which is the Chaichar Parri, a former outpost 

 to the Hunza-Nagar Valley, and a position of great natural 

 strength. A path has been made along a sheer precipice several 

 hundred feet above the river bed, altogether a grim -looking 

 spot, but typical of the country to be traversed in the Kanjut 

 Valley. The track hangs on to the mountain side, hollowed out 



A VIEW OF MOUNT RAKAPUSHI BEYOND CHALT. 



of the sohd rock, and viewed from beyond the "parri " looks as 

 though not even a goat could maintain a footing there. 



Beyond Chalt one passes the famous heights of Nilt, stormed 

 during the Hunza expedition, of 1891, and on whicli the ruins 

 of the old fort still stand. Some distance out of Chalt a 

 magnificent view is to be had of Mount Rakapushi, towering 



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