Sasser Pass

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The notoriously heavily glaciated Sasser Pass or Saser-la (5,411 m or 17,753 ft), was on the ancient summer caravan route from Ladakh to Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. It led from the head of the Nubra Valley into the upper Shyok valley, on the way to the even higher, but easier, Karakorum Pass.

Sasser Pass, Nubra ca. 1857.jpg
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The Sasser Pass could not be avoided in summer and took a huge toll of caravan pack animals such as ponies and mules. It was too icy for the Bactrian camels which were the usual pack animals to the north of the Sasser Pass.

[edit] References

  • Trails to Inmost Asia: Five Years of Exploration with the Roerich Central Asian Expedition. George N. Roerich. 1931. Reprint by Book Faith India, Delhi. 1996. ISBN 81-7303-032-4.
  • Trans-Himalayan Caravans: Merchant Princes and Peasant Traders in Ladakh. Janet Rizvi. Oxford University Press. New Delhi. 1999. ISBN 0-19-564855-2.
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