Looking for riding companion: Pamir Highway/Bartang Valley mid June

[Jbeil]

Hey People,

Iam riding from Munich, Germany to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on my GS starting in two weeks. Iam looking for a companion for the more challenging stages, for example Pamir Highway/Bartang Valley.

Routing:
Germany-Balkans-Turkey (April)-Georgia-Armenia,Russia,Kazakhstan (May)-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan(June, July).

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,

Johannes

[Bento]

Hi,

I will be riding my GS to Australia from Amsterdam this year. I will leave in the 2nd or 3rd week of May and will be going through Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Stans, China, Pakistan etc. My China crossing is on the 3rd of September.

I'm Dutch by the way.

You're leaving earlier than me but maybe we can meet along the way :-) Send me a PM if you want to add me on FB or whatever.

Cheers,

Bento

[Jbeil]

Hey Bento,
Sounds like a cool trip. I can‘t send PMs because I haven‘t made 3 posts yet 🙄. Would be happy to meet on the way. Unfortunately, looking at the timing of the intineraries it seems unlikely

[Bento]

Sent you a PM

[gordaansiosa]

Also doing that same route, also times may differ... I am now in Greece, and I'll be heading east next week (maybe the week after)
I am crossing China on August, 13th. Until then I'll be riding through Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Pamir is of course in my list.
Cheers
Samuel

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[Jbeil]

Any idea, what date you‘ll be on the Prämie Highway?

[gordaansiosa]

If everything goes well, I should be in Tajikistan by mid/end June


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[vstromrider]

Probably a stupid question, but... what's the situation with getting fuel on that road? I don't imagine there are too many petrol stations.

[Jbeil]

Originally Posted by vstromrider

Probably a stupid question, but... what's the situation with getting fuel on that road? I don't imagine there are too many petrol stations.

Not a stupid question at all. Really depends on the country. Generally speaking not a massiv problem. Can be an issue though for example in Uzbekistan (vehicles apparently generally run on natural gas). I guess key is planing and a decent range of your bike i.e. ~400km.

[Niklas974]

Hi,

I will be around on a similar journey as Bento:

Starting on May, 20th I will ride:
Germany, Balkan States, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Stans, Russia, Mongolia

I plan on entering Iran on June 15th (End of Ramadan) and be in Duschanbe in Mid July

I sent a PM to Bento, if somebody else is around at that time, feel free to PM me.

[Leo Lobhaan]

Originally Posted by Niklas974

Hi,

I will be around on a similar journey as Bento:

Starting on May, 20th I will ride:
Germany, Balkan States, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Stans, Russia, Mongolia

I plan on entering Iran on June 15th (End of Ramadan) and be in Duschanbe in Mid July

I sent a PM to Bento, if somebody else is around at that time, feel free to PM me.

I expect to be in Dushanbe around the third week of July. Wanna go similar route but depending on road conditions. Will pm you.

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[Bento]

Originally Posted by Leo Lobhaan

I expect to be in Dushanbe around the third week of July. Wanna go similar route but depending on road conditions. Will pm you.

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Will probably be there around that time as well. You Dutch too? :-)

[Leo Lobhaan]

Originally Posted by Bento

Will probably be there around that time as well. You Dutch too? :-)

Yup. Will pm you.

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[Tired and Dehydrated]

I too.

Entering Kazakh from Russia start of July. I have one month (or so) to cover the Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrg, Kazakh.

Will PM.