We’re on our way to start the Pamir Highway, but with the Ak-Baital pass at 4655m to go over, altitude acclimation from this direction is particularly important.

So we’ve wound our way to Tulpar Kul, or Tulpar Lakes. At the foot of Mt Lenin (7134m tall and one of the tallest mountains in the former Soviet Union) they are a series of high altitude lakes around 3500m up that make a great space to let the body prepare for the thinner air.

We’ll spend two nights here and then head up the Lenin Peak track to get a bit higher still, and then we’ll head for the Tajikistan Border and that 4655m crossing.

Expect more pictures from these lakes if the weather clears, because they are spectacular.

📍Kyrgyzstan

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