Blog 29 15th – 16th August Chelab Valley: Aqtashtoq to the source of the Chelab Stream (trek) Distance: 31km Total Distance: 9001km The true source of the Oxus/Amu Darya became a matter of conjecture almost 200 years ago during the Great Game when imperial Britain and Russia competed for control of Central Asia (as detailed […]
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Battling the beautiful Bartang Valley and the Pamir Highway
Blog 20 29th June – 4th July Rushan to Murghab Distance: 529km Total Distance: 6541km Following the Amu Darya from the Aral Sea to it’s source(s) is a complicated journey. So far I have followed the Amu Darya, its key tributary, the Zerafshan River, then back to the Amu Darya to where it turned into the […]
