The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-13
a GREAT GLACIER CLlSrR
Tho Longest Gincirr In the Temper.,. r..
Asccndcd nv Mr Cnnunr

| The Longest Gincirr In the TIE mpersto -.
| Assembled nv Mr. Conway
| Mr. W. NJ. Conway. Tho was sent out BIZ IN.
Royal Geogranhicnl Society OF London last
| spring to explore the Knrn Koran Mountain,
| and their mighty glaciers north OF Cashmer,
| has accomplished tho most brilliant feat ~
mountain and glacier climbing that any OK.
plorer has achieved in years. lilo has sent Il,
the society u report o. his ascent o. tho Bal,o-,
Glacicr. over forty miles In longth and IN,
| longest glacier that is known In tsmp,rat,
regions. and OF his ascent of an ice.covercd
| mountain over 1900 feet high at tho upper
end OF the glacier
| 1io began the ascent OF the Baltoro placisr
on Aug. ., lie hal iittle idea on starting n,
| the discomforts before him. His party IN.
| Guided thrce Englishmcn besides himself, an
| Alpine guide. and four Sepoys detailed f,on
| an Indian regiment Fully two.thirds OF "a
| entlro length " the glacier was so competcr
covered with stone debris that the leo was not
visible except where lnkcs or crevusscs occur
| Hn was unable to ascend along the banks IA
| the sides OF tho glacier. for they were not
travctsable. llo was therefore forced to 60 IN
tho horrible middle of tho leo. The surface
was not fiat. but was q series OF prodicinu.
mounds. He measured ono OF them witch
was over 200 feet high. and it was usutilv
easier to climb over these mounds than 70
circumvent them. Tho stones that rest edu upon
the lee were constantly giving way under foot.
Tho consequence was that tho progress ofths
heavily Laden Sepoys was slow a md tho .larche.
had to be short.
Tho party was nearly two weeks ascending
this ice river. four days OF which time they 70.
manned in camp on account OF stormy weather,
When they finally turned up a tributary & acier
in order to ascend the mountain. they had
reached height OF 10000 feet above tho sen
All through tho journey the cold was very
severe. Tho party was very heavily laden be-
cause in addition to their fooi supplies 1t was
necessary TO carry a quantity Of fuel.
1t was not till Aug Is. twcnty days after
they had left tho foot OF the glacier. that they
began the assault uron tho icy peak which
thcv intended to aurmount Two or three Of
the party had become disabled By cold and ia
ticsic. and had to return to II camp established
on the glacier. The party complained OF some
discomfort which travellers among the lima
lAyas have often mentioned Tho sun day
after day came out with scorching power. and
while their feet were numbcd with cold their
bodies were far too hot to be comfortable
Mr.. Conway says tho great variations bctveen
biting cold ana grillnG heat are the chief i'm.
,eIIlmentss to mGinntaipGGring at high aiti;
th eI Lnat th n res,%hhh ~ only the cid and
change from one to the uther seems to weak en-
the forces and render the whole body feeble.
their climbing irons wore OF tho greatest as
sistance. They found to their dismay after
climbnEa few hundred feet that the UPPER
blue leo. covered with a thin layer Of snow.
Every stcp they took had to he cut through
the snow into the ice. The leo was too hard
Tor the steel POINTS OF the climbing irons 10
str9ke or two Of tho axe Tho Alpine guido
said the work Of stop cut;n: was far IN -
fatiEuing than no had ever experienced IN
Switzerland. One Of tho Sercys was over.
aff nd b' Now an t1Gn n pn had to be
The party with little life, Most OF the dime
they suffered from tho rareilcation OF the air
, Teaching tho top about 5000 feet above
the sea- CONWAY named the mountain Zion. a.
Peak. lie saw the most glorious mouutain
views on every side. Tn. who,e panorama ~
valley. mountain. glacier. and snow has an
Gmcct, at that elevation. OF majestic rcpose,
The observers wer" far ahoNe tho noises OF
uvalanches and rivers. AMI natures forces
ga%ed thousands Of feet below them upon the
scenery Many OF the mounlHlL- they saw had
not before been seen by human eye They no.
nain"d at the top for an hour and a quarter.
rare They could LOOK straight down
tho Baltoro glacier The southwark
scenery was wholly new to them as it burst
tho summit: but it was to tho westward that
the greatest area was displayed to their RaZa.
Ono Of the mountains to the west. which Con.
way says is tho finest mountain he over saw,
any man. Conway named the mountain the
Guardian OF the Mustach.
1t was comparatively easy to descend the
Ieak to their camp OF tho night before. After
long snow slope separated them from their
snow and slid down to thor camp In less than
O quarter Of IN laur.