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The whole journey would cost, at the outside, between i,6oo to 

 1,700 roubles, or about £i68 or ;£i78. The expenses for the climb- 

 ing and exploring outfit are not dealt with. 



Outfit, etc. 



If bear, wild sheep or ibex shooting is contemplated, the follow- 

 ing additional equipment is necessary : — 



One '450 bore Cordite Express rifle, weighing 10 or 11 lbs., for 

 large animals. A gun is required for small game. It is necessary 

 to have a sling affixed to the gun, as you have to ride with it on 

 the shoulders. I took a pistol, but did not find any use for it. 



A Zeiss binocular will be found useful. 



Camera— I took a Goetz lens fitted on a No. 3 folding pocket 

 Kodak, and 24 rolls of films, packed in watertight tins. The air 

 is clearer than Switzerland, and a snapshot or short-time exposure 

 is sufficient. 



Clothing should be similar to the climbing outfit described in the 

 Hints to Travellers published by the Royal Geographical Society, 

 London. A pair of dark spectacles are necessary to prevent snow- 

 bUndness. You require valenkis (felt top-boots) and goloshes (high 

 topped), which can be bought in Moscow. 



A compass is not very necessary on the road, as there are good 

 land-marks, but you require one for the mountains. 



I should recommend a small green canvas mummery tent for the 

 mountains, and a larger canvas explorer's tent for the camp at the 

 base of the mountains. The largest should weigh about 30 lbs., 

 and accommodate two men ; the small one 12 lbs., and also be 

 suitable for two men to crawl in to. 



All luggage should be taken separately and not in boxes, or you 

 will almost certainly be taxed for the weight of the boxes as well 

 as the tents. Benjamin Edgington, Duke Street, London Bridge, 

 makes a suitable tent. 



An interpreter is necessary unless the traveller knows Russian, 

 and even then he will want a companion. In selecting a hunter I 

 recommend one Siberian hunter, who can speak Kalmuck, and one 

 Kalmuck, who is generally a good hunter and knows the district 

 better than the Siberian. 



The hunters' pay includes food, which they find themselves, also 

 fodder for their horses. You will be able to shoot what fowl or 

 meat you require. See that your hunter and Kalmucks take plenty 

 of food, or they will eat yours and you may run short. 



A pony will carry about one and a half cwt., but this must be 

 reduced to one cwt. on the mountain slopes. To get along quickly 

 commence hustling the peasants immediately you get out of your 



