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suits of the kind described can be quickly made up 

 in Srinagar of puttoo, the warm locally -made woollen 

 material already mentioned. I paid Rs.9 for a suit of 

 this kind, which was ordered one day at noon and com- 

 pleted by the following evening. 



The Cardigan jacket is most useful. It can be put 

 on when starting, and then, if the day gets warm, can be 

 taken off and handed to a coolie to carry. In great cold, 

 or when without a tent, it is often well to sleep in it. I 

 wore mine every night when marching from Skardo to 

 Haramosh. 



The socks may be woollen or merino, as the sportsman 

 fancies, but some, at least, should be light, to prevent the 

 feet getting too hot, especially when marching in the 

 Indus valley. I used merino socks almost entirely. 



Putties, or woollen bandages for winding round the 

 legs from ankle to knee, are generally considered 

 superior to long stockings for rough work. These 

 things can be locally bought if required. I used serge 

 putties from the Woollen Mills, Cawnpore. 



A double cloth hat, of slate-gray colour, very useful 

 in Baltistan, is to be bought in Srinagar from one of 

 the tailors. In Ladak the sun is so powerful that a 

 regular Indian hat^ of sola pith is necessary. 



The woollen gloves can be worn when the weather 

 is not cold enough for those fur-lined. The latter soon 

 make the hands too hot except when a cold wind is 

 blowing. It will be found convenient to start with 

 fur-lined gloves, and change to the woollen ones as the 

 day goes on. The fur gloves should be lined with lamb 



1 Procurable at almost any Indian station. 



