Pamir Highway on the Kyrgyz side of the border
Pamir Highway on the Kyrgyz side of the border. Pik Lenin is somewhere behind the clouds
Wet in Sary Tash. We hired this Audi to get to Sary Moghul.
Family in Sary Moghul
Andrew staying with a family in Sary Moghul
Boy in Sary Moghul
Kids in Sary Moghul
Lyngve staying with a family in Sary Moghul
Sary Moghul, the village below Pik Lenin
The road to Osh
Summer pastures on the road to Osh
Our Lada drives into Osh, the second biggest city in Kyrgyzstan
View from our hotel room in Osh
Along the Osh-Bishkek highway
Andrew hasn't slept in a week, because of pains in a shoulder. But here he's dozing off.
Victory Square in Bishkek
Mountain views from our hotel room in Bishkek. Some of these peaks are close to 5000m.
Along the Bishkek-Karakol highway
Lake Issyk Kul
The church in Karakol
The streets of Karakol
Guesthouse in Karakol. This was the first guesthouse ever in Central Asia according to Lonely Planet.
Karakol monument
The backyard of Yak Tours Guesthouse
Jeti-Oguz rock formations (Broken Heart)
Jeti-Oguz valley south of Karakol
Jeti-Oguz valley
Summer pastures in the Jeti-Oguz valley
Tourist camp (yurt-stays) in the Jeti-Oguz valley
A camp in the Jeti-Oguz valley
Lyngve is hiking in the Jeti-Oguz valley
Horses in in the Jeti-Oguz valley
My first camp here in Jeti-Oguz valley
Breaking up camp to continue the trek in Jeti-Oguz valley
Yurt-stays in Jeti-Oguz valley
Upper Jeti-Oguz valley with snow capped peaks
Here I continue up Teleti, a side valley of Jeti-Oguz
Summer pastures in Teleti valley
Lyngve in Teleti valley
Scenery in Teleti valley
Uphills to Teleti Pass (3760m)
At Teleti Pass (3760m)
Lyngve at Teleti Pass (3760m)
Below Teleti Pass (3760m)
Summer pastures below Teleti Pass
Dense forest in Karakol valley
At the camp site in Karakol valley
Summer pastures in Karakol valley
Here I spent my 3rd night on the trek arround Karakol
Karakol valley
The uphills to Ala-Kul Lake
Ala-Kul Lake (3500m)
My campsite at Ala-Kul Lake (3500m). I spent the night entirely alone here.
My campsite at Ala-Kul Lake (3500m)
Breakfast at Ala-Kul Lake (3500m). Porridge as usual.
Ala-Kul Lake (3500m) and the uphills to the pass
At the Ala-Kul Pass (3860m)
Views from Ala-Kul Pass (3860m)
Lyngve at Ala-Kul Pass (3860m)
Walking down from Ala-Kul Pass (3860m)
Summer pastures below Ala-Kul Pass
Arashan valley and Pik Palatka (4260m) looming behind
Arashan valley
The town of Cholpon-Ata at the north shores of Issyk Kul Lake
The beach in Cholpon-Ata at the north shores of Issyk Kul Lake
My homestay in Cholpon-Ata
An old Norwegian bus in Cholpon-Ata
Sovietskaya street, the main shopping street in Bishkek
Ala-Too Square in Bishkek
The Ala-Too mountain range behind Bishkek