Goodbye Panji river and Wakhan Valley
Pushing uphill
The steep uphill leaving Langar and the Wakhan Valley
A tremendous series of steep switchbacks
Having a break on the steep tough uphill
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Simona trying to manage her heavy bike
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Our last sight to the Afghan mountains
Bad and steep road leaving the Valley.
Stream a water for our bottles
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Filtering water from the river
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A nice view while filtering water from the river
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The view while climbing up to 4000 m
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Crossing a river
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Easy road to cycle
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A big old tractor on the road
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At sunset it was cooling down very quickly
3500 meters of altitude
The last light of the day
Camping at 3500 m
Good morning mountains
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The road is now less rocky and more sandy
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Taking a break
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Daniele was almost drained out of energies
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Camping just after the Kargush military post at 4100 m
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Frozen stream of water
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One of the most beautiful camping view
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Heading to the Kargush pass.
Our first time cycling at more than 4000 m
The road gently climbing Kargush Pass
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Road to the Kargush pass
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On top of Kargush Pass
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Starting the downhill
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Kargush Pass
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The very bad road of Kargush Pass, very rocky and sandy
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Frozen lake at 4000 m
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Rocks and rocks
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Tit rock
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The black line over there is the M41, the asphalted road crossing Pamir
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Excited to get back on asphalt on the M41
Welcome on the Pamir plateau
A lake along the M41, another great scenery for our camping
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Lake along the M41
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Lake along the M41
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Trying to burn trash
It's not nice, but we had no other possibilities, and by the way, we didnt manage to burn it!
Alichur, village on the plateau of the Pamir Highway
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Antennas were pretty everywhere once on the M41
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Groundhog
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A slight right turn
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Kilometer number 864 of Pamir Highway, the legendary road of central Asia
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Pamir Highway, M41
Landscape is very different on the Pamir plateau
Pamir Highway, M41
A very windy day
Spanish cyclists, the only bicycle travelers we met since we are in Pamirs
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A stream of water following the valley
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Sunset light
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An easy place to camp
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Camping along the M41
The night with the strongest wind of the trip
Camping along the M41
The night with the strongest wind of the trip
A dog in the middle of the M41
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Shelters used to sleep by the shepherds gazing animals in Pamirs
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Rocky formations
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A yurt
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Murgab river valley
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Murgab river valley
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Having a snack on top of the Murgab Valley
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Horses gazing along the river
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Yaks gazing along the river
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Murgab river
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Welcome to Murgab, the biggest town on the Pamir plateau
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Murgab
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Little girl in Murgab
Blue eyes are not so uncommon here