The march after leaving Dahimol was a short one.

Here they were met by the governor of the upper parts of the valley, and he gave them very useful details of the state of parties in Chitral, and of the roads they would have to follow.

He accompanied the force on the next day's march, and billeted all the troops in the villages; for which they were thankful enough, for they were now getting pretty high up in the hills, and the nights were decidedly cold.
They were now crossing a serious pass, and had reached the snow line; and the troops put on the goggles they had brought with them to protect their eyes from the dazzling glare of the snow.

At two o'clock they reached the post at Ghizr, which was held by a body of Kashmir sappers and miners.

The place had been fortified, and surrounded by a strong zereba.