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Motorcycle Expedition on the pamir highway

25/10/2019

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Back in 2014, I was reading a book at home when I came across an article on the Pamir Highway - it showed some spectacular photos of snowy mountains and nomadic villages, it was an instant bucket-list addition. 5 years later, I found myself at the heart of it; the best part? It was a work trip.

The Pamir Highway is one of the highest international highways in the world, with the Aik-Baital Pass reaching 4,655m. Snowy mountains, dirt roads, hundreds of rocky valleys and lakes all make the Pamirs a stunning adventure suitable to anyone willing to explore a seemingly untouched culture by tourism. There's not much along the way, limited petrol stations, few villages and certainly no motorbike mechanics between Khorog (Tajikistan) and Osh (Kyrgyzstan). 

My cousin Alex and I decided to rent some bikes and head out into the unknown. You can read the full article I wrote on the Petro Camp website here.

Here are some photos of the trip:


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Giving some petrol to a group of locals who had run out
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A 'petrol station'. The mountains you see behind are in Afghanistan.
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The Tajikistan border.
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Customs. The officers gave us delicious watermelon.
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We went fishing.
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We did a 4 day horse trek around Song Kul.
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