Thank goodness for heated jackets!
Hello from Bangkok,
My wife and I were the pair on the GS that crossed the Pamirs in mid October and it was rather cold on the Pamir Plateau (-5 in the tent at night), I really enjoyed our new heated jackets.
Both the pass from Tajik-Kyrg and the Kunjurab Pass (China-Pak) had snow when we crossed and the Kunjarab will close at the end of October, or earlier if heavy snow appears.
Fuel could be bought in any village, in reasonable quantites (Octane 60-65%, according to our friend at the US Embassy in Dushanbe). Our bike sounded like a bag of spanners but managed at 4800m, weighting in at 500kg!
We only fell once, avoiding a run away donkey!
Nick
Visit; Home | Foulerton.com for pictures.
|