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130 THE EXI'LOKATIUN OF THE CAUCASUS
a camping-ground for the English mountaineers who explored the
snows in 1890. It lies not far from the foot of the steep zigzags
that lead up on the side of the glacier that flows out of the
basin west of Burdjula.
Flocks of sheep, led by men in sheepskin hats and long grey
coats, and escorted by savage dogs, were hurrying down from the
pass. After entering on the glacier, we missed, or rather abandoned,
the tracks of the shepherds, which turned sharply to the left.
THE KARAGOJl OI.ACIER
Walking straight up to a gap at the head of the neve, we
crawled equally straight down a snow- wall, which seemed to me
at the time of appalling steepness. Photographs have since con-
firmed my first impression. But the snow was in such pei'fect
condition that the descent proved neither dangerous nor difficult.
From the top we had the amusement of watching a second flock
of sheep leap the Bergschrund on the true pass, which lay at
some distance on our left.
A level glacier and a rocky glen I'eceived us on the north side.