Short approaches

From my tent I could hit Central Pyramid with a rock. We never got a chance to climb it however. Russian tower is in the upper left, home of Perestroika Crack. This was our first and probably best weather day...funny how that happens

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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