#tajikistan #Pamirhighway #Bartang #wakhan #bartangvalley #wakhanvalley Cycling in Tajikistan the bartang valley, pamir highway and Wakhan valley October 2022
Hey - Great Video!! Well Done. Good to see this is still rideable in October :) I'm riding a similar route and wanting to know which direction is best? I would like to ride the full Pamir in to Kyrg, but understand the Kyrg / Tajik border is closed. So, I'd like to ride an out and back from Dushanbe taking in both the Wakhan Corridor and the Bartang Valley - which direction do you recommend I ride my route in, if it matters at all?
thanks for the comments. Our plan was to do anti-clockwise but ended up doing it clockwise. We had a support vehicle - and there was some snowfall predicted. Anti-clockwise meant a steep decline by the support vehicle over potentially icy/snowy roads. So we went clockwise. Have a look at the main wind direction as there is a plateau (both ways). It worked out well for us. Doing it late/october means very cold nights - and therefore limited camping opportunities. If it is so cold, home-stays are the better option - but that was not always possible - resulting in long days/distances.
@@casbrentjens Thanks for the great reply, much appreciated. I'll be doing my best to get there as early as i can after riding the Tian Shan Traverse in Kyrg. I expect I can start from Danshube early September, I'm hoping to avoid the cold weather and the onset of winter in these parts. I have good camping kit and can deal with zero - -5 Deg C, but would not want that every night. Looks like incredible riding and I can't wait! - I know you had a support vehicle, but did you find food options and resupply regular or is it days between good resupply options? I'm still doing my due diligence and will research all of this, but just asking the question. Thanks again for your help!
Great tour! Looking into doing it this summer - but I have one question: where is all your equipment (tent, cooking, water supplies etc.) ? in the video I see only just a bike without any luggage or equipment.. ?
good job,
Thank you for capturing so much of the route and so well. I lost my footage back in 2019. Fantastic experience.
Hey - Great Video!! Well Done. Good to see this is still rideable in October :) I'm riding a similar route and wanting to know which direction is best? I would like to ride the full Pamir in to Kyrg, but understand the Kyrg / Tajik border is closed. So, I'd like to ride an out and back from Dushanbe taking in both the Wakhan Corridor and the Bartang Valley - which direction do you recommend I ride my route in, if it matters at all?
thanks for the comments. Our plan was to do anti-clockwise but ended up doing it clockwise. We had a support vehicle - and there was some snowfall predicted. Anti-clockwise meant a steep decline by the support vehicle over potentially icy/snowy roads. So we went clockwise. Have a look at the main wind direction as there is a plateau (both ways). It worked out well for us. Doing it late/october means very cold nights - and therefore limited camping opportunities. If it is so cold, home-stays are the better option - but that was not always possible - resulting in long days/distances.
@@casbrentjens Thanks for the great reply, much appreciated. I'll be doing my best to get there as early as i can after riding the Tian Shan Traverse in Kyrg. I expect I can start from Danshube early September, I'm hoping to avoid the cold weather and the onset of winter in these parts. I have good camping kit and can deal with zero - -5 Deg C, but would not want that every night. Looks like incredible riding and I can't wait! - I know you had a support vehicle, but did you find food options and resupply regular or is it days between good resupply options? I'm still doing my due diligence and will research all of this, but just asking the question. Thanks again for your help!
Great tour! Looking into doing it this summer - but I have one question: where is all your equipment (tent, cooking, water supplies etc.) ? in the video I see only just a bike without any luggage or equipment.. ?
support vehicle :)
Thanks! Could you please shar the link to track?
www.komoot.com/tour/948259851?share_token=aZfkEiLxBvcll186BgRwcNKUsFbhum6Fw6oRi8rPbnWHm3UkM3&ref=wtd
Looks like a bike touring paradise! When’s the best time to ride there?
It is quite tricky due to landslides.... best ot ask the local experts. I can recommend: bartang-sarez-tour.com/contact/
We did it in October... a bit cold .. better do it a few weeks/months earlier..
@@casbrentjens thx sir