i;2 DISTRICT OF TROAS. 
CHAP, except one ; and this point we attained in tliej 
' / _' manner described. From hence the transition 
to the base of the second point, over the frozen 
snow along the ridge of the mountain, was made 
without difficulty ; although the slope on each 
side presented a frightful precipice of above a 
thousand feet. At the base of the second point, 
viewing the sheet of ice before him, the guide 
positively refused to proceed ; and finding the 
author determined to make a further trial, he 
began to scream with all his might, breaking off 
with his feet some nodules of the frozen snow, 
in order to prove that the smallest fragment, if 
once set in motion, would be carried into the 
gulph on either side. The ascent was, to be 
sure, somewhat critical, because it could only 
be effected by a ladder of ice. The author cut 
holes for his hands and feet, his face touching 
the surface of the steep as he continued climbing. 
The north wind blew with a degree of violence 
that made the undertaking more difficult; for 
his fingers, almost frozen, lost their feeling. 
A tiger, when the snow was fresher, had left 
an impression of his feet^; and these marks 
proved a valuable guidance' in shewing the 
direction to be pursued. In this manner the 
(l) The author has only the authority of the natives for tlie resort 
of tigers to this mountain, and the marks of their feet in the snow . 
