David likes to climb -- not on the glaciers

Seeing 7000 meter glaciers

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July 24th 2008
We are in Tashkurgan, a few km from the Pakistan border (and not far from Tajikistan for those of you checking out the map). Altitude is near 4000 meters, the highest David has been to. Scenery on the highway from Kashgar yesterday was beautiful and the weather was perfect. We are really in Central Asia now, Kazak and Tajik people and different environment. We saw some Yaks and Camels yesterd ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more