Murgab, Tajikistan
Khorog to Murgab
Now this is starting to get tough; over several very high (4,800 metre) passes today in the snow and cold. After a stop for lunch a storm chased us over the plateau finally catching us in a flurry of snow and high winds I wouldn't like to be caught in the open up here in the winter you wouldn't last long. The home stay is as rough as usual but surprisingly it has a hot shower - after a fashion - first you stoke up the boiler until it's making ...