Ibex Graveyard

The 32 kyrgyz soldiers killed freeing american and german climber hostages are buried here on our second approach day, a sobering reminder that we were far from home

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Karavshin Rock

August 2nd 2007
In july, Brad Mcmillon and I set off for the Ak-Su valley of the Karavshin region of southwest Kyrgyzstan. The place has fantastic huge granite big-walls and we were one of the first americans to visit since the 2000 hostage crisis involving four North Face expedition members. This region is one of the most remote and unspoilt areas I have ever visited and while we found confounding weather cond ... read more

Asia » Kyrgyzstan » Karavshin

A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, Kyrgyzstan was annexed by Russia in 1864; it achieved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Nation-wide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the oust... ... read more

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