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From Calcutta, the members of the expedition split, and the young geographer went to the Eastern Himlayas, where he also climbed the 4,423-metre tall Jelep Pass. Here he prepared the geological map of the border junction between Bhutan, Sikkim and Tibet, also called as Triplex. The most significant geoscientific achievement of the expedition, the discovery of the plate tectonics of the Himlayas is related to his research there. On the basis of his theory and his field experiences he concluded that the strata he called Transhimalayas were ranging to the north of the Himalayas. Later their existence was proven in practice by Swedish Orientalist Sven Hedin.
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