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When Thought goes Wild

When Thought goes Wild

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Leaving for Tashkurgan











Tashkurgan County is located at the eastern part of Pamir Plateau, it borders Pakistan, Afganistan and Tajikstan at its northwest, where the Kunlun, Kara Kunlun, Hindukush and Tian Shan mountains come together. The second-highest mountain of the world, Mt. Qogir ('K2,' 8611 meters) is located partly in Tashkorgan, as well as Mt. Mutzagata, also known as 'K5' at 7546 meters.
We started the convoy from Kashgar, it took us about 7 hours to reach the basecamp of Racing The Planet, the weather was cold and windy in this summer time, I put on my Marmot light jacket and lent the NorthFace one to Sue as she was shivering even all windows in the truck were closed.

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