The Kulma Pass between China and Tajikistan was finally opened to foreigners last year, so I seized the moment and took a road trip through from Kashgar to Murghab, then up through the high passes into Kyrgyzstan. There had been a little early snow, enough to make things scenic, but not enough to block any […]
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Pamir Passes
November 6, 2018
Xinjiang: Shipton's Arch
November 3, 2018
This morning I was out at Shipton’s Arch, near Kashgar, Xinjiang, China. It was unknown outside of local lore until British traveler Eric Shipton “discovered” it in the 1940s. It is probably the tallest natural arch in the world. It grows out of a mountain slope and then bridges over a deep canyon. So one […]
Kashgar: Ancient City Walls
May 14, 2015
I’m in the old Silk Road city of Kashgar, in North-West China, famous for its wonderfully preserved Ancient City Walls. Or rather, about to become famous, as the Ancient City Walls are still under construction. They’re coming along well, and in just a year to two I expect the tour guides will be enthusiastically showing […]
Karakoram Highway & Khunjerab Pass
May 3, 2008
Kashgar, April 30th 2008 The only road between China and Pakistan is the Karakoram Highway (KKH) which goes over the 4730 m (15,500 ft) Khunjerab pass at the border. It is a spectacular journey, over a wild road, across the Western edges of the Himalayas. The pass is closed in winter and nominally reopens on […]
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