Truncated screw of my rack
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This man helped to find a solution for my bike
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Room in Murgab, we slept in the Pamir Hotel
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Simona resting in the sun
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Fixing the bikes
We arrived in Murgab with a truncated screw and a broken spoke
Finding a solution to fix the rack on my bike
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Finding a solution to fix the rack on my bike
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Daniele replacing the spoke on Simona's bike
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Replacing the broken spoke
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The spoke broke in the nipple
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The remaining part of the spoke, still inside the nipple
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Getting out the broken spoke
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Broken spoke, the first one of the trip
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Replacing the new spoke
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Replacing the new spoke
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Replacing the new spoke
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Screwing in the new spoke
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Screwing in the new spoke
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The rack is temporary (?) fixed
We used a shaped piece of metal supported by the hub axle.
Desperately looking for a wind shelter after we left Murgab
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A foggy morning
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Fog
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Ak-Baital Pass
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Ak-Baital Pass
The sign of the pass is a couple of kilometers before the real top
Climbing up at 4600 m
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Pushing on the very steep road to Ak-Baital Pass
Fog, snow and wind were not making it easy
Looking back
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Pushing on the very steep road to Ak-Baital Pass
Fog, snow and wind were not making it easy
The last km at 4600 m
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This is the last tremendous switchback before the top of the pass
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On top of Ak-Baital Pass. We did it!
Our GPS says 4658 m
On top of Ak-Baital Pass. We did it!
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Relief in the snow storm
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Taking pictures on top of the pass
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Preparing to get down in the snow storm
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On top of Ak-Baital Pass. We did it!
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The white morning after the pass
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Good morning!
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Beautiful fresh snow on the mountains
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Yes, that is the road
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Beautiful fresh snow on the mountains
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Preparing to start a new day
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Cycling in the fresh snow
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Don't lose the road
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Cycling in the fresh snow
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Cycling in the fresh snow
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Megan from Canada and Ilona from Belgium
Cycling in the opposite direction, Megan started traveling by bike from Bishkek, and Ilona was coming back to Belgium from South-East Asia
Fence along the road
The actual border should be on the other side of the mountains, but the chinese built this infinite fence along the road. It's not a surprise they built The Great Wall
Karakol lake on the Pamir Plateau
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Karakol lake and snowy mountains
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That is where we come from
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Yaks gazing around Karakol lake
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Yaks gazing around Karakol lake
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Yaks running around Karakol lake
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Climbing another 4000 m pass
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Karakol lake
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Karakol lake from 4000 m
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Climbing up heading to the Kyrgyzstan border
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Looking to China, mountains and fence
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Kyzyl Art pass, the border beetwen Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
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Kyzyl Art pass, a long downhill into Kyrgystan
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Good morning Kyrgyzstan
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This dog warmly welcomed us in Kyrgyzstan
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This dog warmly welcomed us in Kyrgyzstan
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There were so many groundhogs around going down in this valley
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Kyrgyz mountains
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This dog warmly welcomed us in Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyz valley
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Bird of pray
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