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At the heart of Central Asia, Tajikistan offers something a little different than its neighbours – it’s all about the mountains. The starkness of the Fanns, adorned with so many astoundingly coloured high altitude lakes, provide one of the world’s great trekking paradises. And on the other side of the capital Dushanbe, the world famous Pamir Highway travels high through lunar-esque landscapes for a thousand kilometres or more. Tajikistan, a country of dry and dusty mountains, has a wild beauty that takes hold, and doesn’t let go.

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A house front in the village of Karakul in Tajikistan, shining in the early morning sun.

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A Lada in front of Soviet bus stop with red stars and Marco Polo Sheep, on the Western Pamir Highway in Tajikistan

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Yurts lined up at Tulparkul, in the shadow of Peak Lenin

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Two small kids wandering the wide dusty streets of Karakul in northern Tajikistan

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Fann Mountains Trekking Routes & Travel Guide

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Sunrise reflections on the mirror-like surface of Alauddin Lake in the Fann Mountains of Tajikistan.

Trekking in Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains: Haft Kul (7 Lakes) to Alauddin Lake

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A rare moment of quiet on the 125 metre high Hilla

A rare moment of quiet on the 125 metre high Hillary Bridge, as a lone porter crosses enroute to Namche Bazaar. During peak season, thousands of people and animals cross this bridge each day, and it’s not unusual for queues to form, making the often windy crossing even more daunting for some. You can see the old bridge below, no longer safe and now completely unused. Out of sight 125 metres below, the grey blue Dudh Koshi rushes by, draining snow and glacier melt from the highest mountains in the world.

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A moody morning at Gokyo Lake, the mighty forms of

A moody morning at Gokyo Lake, the mighty forms of Arakam Tse (6423 m) and Cholatse (6335 m) rising behind. We had a cold time at Gokyo (4790 m), with a fair bit of snow and temperatures well below zero, but the conditions made the already stunning scenery even more stunning.

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So many enjoyable forest sections at lower altitud

So many enjoyable forest sections at lower altitudes in the Langtang Valley. We really enjoyed trekking here. There’s a lot of variety to the landscape as you climb through the valley, and once you clear the treeline, impressive mountains are your constant companion.

We are currently busy working on the first film from our recent Nepal trip, and seeing as we like to work in chronological order, it’s from the first trek - the Langtang Valley. It’ll be a while yet but we’re looking forward to sharing it with you in the not too distant future 😃

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The Himalayan Tahr Effectively a wild goat, the H

The Himalayan Tahr

Effectively a wild goat, the Himalayan tahr is an even-toed ungulate (a large mammal with hooves) native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declining due to hunting and habitat loss.

Despite its threatened status, these tahr were noticeably unskittish, allowing me to approach within a few metres while Kim and our guide (@govindarai69) looked on from the trail below. Thanks to eagle-eyed Govinda for making these pictures possible - he’s the one who spotted them up on the hillside as we climbed the trail towards Pangboche, on the Everest Base Camp/Three Passes route.

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Lhotse (8516 m), the world’s 4th highest mountai

Lhotse (8516 m), the world’s 4th highest mountain. Which one do you prefer?

1 // Blue toned Lhotse

2 // Black and white Lhotse

3 // Unedited Lhotse

When I started working on this one I was struggling to decide how to approach it and took the notion to try black and white, something I never really do. I have to say though, I really like the dramatic effect and am pretty pleased with the results.

I took this image from the hills around Chukhung (4730 m), the last place you stay on the Everest Three Passes trek before crossing the first pass, Kongma La, if going anti-clockwise. The sun had just appeared from behind the clouds before setting, with only Lhotse’s peak illuminated. I could no longer feel my feet and this was just about the last shot of the day, as my camera battery died rapidly in the subzero temperatures and the spare gave up almost instantaneously. Kim, along with everyone else, was sensibly keeping warm next to the fire inside the cosy dining room of our guesthouse, Hotel Yak Land.

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