snow
We had snow in August not too far away from Zorkul. Not all that much, but the road turned into muddy snot which kept us from riding for a day.
We also tried Bartang, but had to turn around where a river had washed out the road (East of Roshorv). With the two of us we did not want to fight walking the bikes thru the river. It was flowing fast and deep, It is pretty lonely there, not much help if you need it. There might have been a way around (I added that bypass to OSM), but we did not know if we would have enough gas if we had to turn around later down the road. The situation can change rapidly, we went over some sections were clearly the river had flowed over the road the last 24 hours, while for us the river level was below the road elevation.
It is all part of the adventure. If I were you I would go for it, worst case you have to turn around and still have a great ride. Make sure you know your limits and keep an eye on your gas situation.
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