Off the KKH [near Passu] take a right along the Shimshal river. One comes across a lot suspension bridges on the way to Shimshal village.
I drove the 4 x 4 for about 10 km or so while our trusted driver rested right next to me. The whole drive from Passu to Shimshal village is about 52 km.
Early spring in Shimshal comes around June
Central Village Shimshal.
The trek begins along the river bed.
after a sudden climb of around 400m about 3 hours into the trek the track looks like this.
A shepherd's hut after the first climb is a good place to rest your limbs and have some revitalizing salty tea.
view of Shimshal village from the first shepherd's hut. The river bed takes the major chunk of the frame. The green bits are the vegetations marking the populated areas.
more climbing after the tea break, YazgilSer in the background.
group photo with lower Shimshal valley in the background. approx altitude 3500m
some relief as the track gets plain. The stark dryness of the trek gives it a haunting dimension.
Shimshal White Horn 7000m plus
The trek starts to descend before Pust-Furzeen
The Shepherd's hut at Pust-Furzeen
First view of MingleegSer 6050m
zoomed Mingleeg
Mazeed Zoom :D
One of the various landmarks defining the enclosure of a certain area within Shimshal.
tree root steps
stairway to heaven
the gorge to Shujrab with a landmark in the foreground.
closer to Mingleeg now. The earlier pictures truly are merely the tip of the ice-berg/peak.
Shujrab
Ibex at 36x zoom, across the valley from Shujrab. My Hieght is above 4000m and the hieght of the ibex is approximately 4,800m above sea level.
Shimshali cricket at Shujrab. I scored an unbeaten half century.
DashtSer
Upper Shimshal Village gates.
Yak
herds at Upper Shimhsal village
Yak enclosure at the upper shimshal village
Shamshal pass, approx elevation 4700m
Yak movement accros the Pass with the route back to civilization in the background.
The altimeter with an error of around 300m
Accross the shimshal pass into Pamir
Pameer
Pamir, Sher Rock Peak in the background
Yak way of life.
I guess I was at 4800m
Basecamp for both SherRock and MingleegSer. almost 5000m
Pameer from Mingleeg snowline 5000m approx with SherRock Peak in the background
Zoomed in from the same location and u can see the camp as a spec to the center left of the frame.
the camp at 36x from the snowline.
view of Lake Shimshal on my way back from the failed attempt on MingleegSer
Shimshal Lake
MingleegSer from the snowline
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