Departures of note

On 29 April 1944 Peter Aufschnaiter, together with Heinrich Harrer, Bruno Treipel, Hans Kopp and Sattler, left the camp disguised as Indian workers, while Rolf Magener and Heins von Have left disguised as British officers.

After Sattler gave up on 10 May, Aufschnaiter and Treipel crossed the Tsang Chok‑la Pass (5,896 m) into Tibet on 17 May 1944; Treipel later bought a horse and returned to the lowlands, and Kopp later left for Nepal.