GREAT ADVENTURES.
THRILLS IN BURMA. Great hardships and privations on mountains 19,000f;. high were suffered by Captain F. Kingdon Ward, the naturalistexplorer, who recently returned to London after an exploration trip to Upper Burma in company with Lord Cranbrook. The area through which the two explorers travelled was a territory in the Himalayas hitherto unpenetrated by white men. After 14 months they returned to civilisation with important geographical information and specimens of rare plants and animals. Mr. Kingdon Ward and Lord Cranbrook penetrated a pass into Tibet. At times they were deserted by their bearers and were forced to live on " iron rations, varied by an occasional squirrel, mice and other small animals which they managed to catch. Frequently they had to cross chasms which were bridged by frail rope footways, a- situation in which an attack of giddiness or a false step would have meant a fall to death. In this region the two men climbed across mountain ranges up to 19,000 ft. high. Though deserted by the coolies in these regions, tins two white men did not turn back, and, though it jneanfc many privations, carried oat their work to the end. •
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21165, 23 April 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
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