Ruins of Desert Cathay 59 - View of the Otrughul Glacier, lookking towards south-east - photo taken from moraine at elevation about 16,000 feet above sea level. This glacier was near the end point of Stein's initial effort to penetrate the Kun-lun and find the headwaters of the Yurung-kash river. He was blocked by impassable gorges and the refusal of local laborers to go further.