The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains

"The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains" by Augustus Henry Irby is a 19th-century travel journal that recounts an adventurer’s hunting expedition through Cashmere, Ladâk, and other regions. Starting with careful preparations, the author describes the selection of attendants and gear, along with the anticipation of challenges in the harsh environment. Setting out from Amritsir, Irby vividly portrays difficult travel conditions and the thrill of the hunt, offering rich descriptions of landscapes, wildlife encounters, and interactions with locals which captures the excitement and challenges of pushing into the beautiful mountain wilderness of the Karakorum.