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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Friday, 1 August 1902
On August 1st the storm was more violent than ever. We heard from the Austrians [Heinrich Pfannl and Victor Wessely], who were now at Bdokass, that cholera had broken out in the Bralduh Valley, and that it had consequently been closed by order of the Government. This was a very serious piece of news, as for all we knew it might imply difficulty (if not with regard to ourselves with regard to our baggage) in getting back to the Indus Valley.
After a long council on the subject it was unanimously decided that we had no option but to go down. Even had the weather cleared up at once the vast snow plateaux of Chogo Ri would have been impossible to traverse for at least a week. We had only a bare fortnight’s provision remaining, and some of that was necessary for the return journey.
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