| Murgab
– Bartang
Murgab crosses the Pamirs from East to West, and
changes its name to Bartang after big lake Sarez
formed by a gigantic natural dam. This is the
most convenient itinerary. Access - easy. The
river is WW class 4 - big and bouncy, and very
remote.
Tanymas,
Kudara
Difficult and remote, access is by road to Kudara
only. Tanymas is a big tributary to Kudara.
Somebody was there, but I have no information.
Gunt
WW class 4-5, the volume is big. There are a couple
of waterfalls. Access easy, the river is followed
by a road, in a fairly populated valley. Plenty
of flat stretches. the most interesting part is
possibly the section from the waterfalls all the
way down past the dam in Khorog.
Shakhdara
Good kayaking WW class 4-5. Access is
easy. It is possibly not worth to drive all the
way up, as the waterfalls need to have a solid
flow (august) to be of interest. The section above
the falls (roughly 1km) looks like a suicide commando
in high water and isn’t really worth the
climbing and abseiling action to the put in. The
lower section offers great whitewater all the
way down to Kharog.
Jazgulem
WW 4 all the way with 2 gorges of higher
difficulty. It is possibly not worth it to put
in higher then djamak (roadhead), as it will take
you another 2 days of walking to reach a WW 3-4
section. It is a beautiful valley though and you
might just add the time. Donkeys are available
in the village but the prices seemed horrendous.
Vanch
It is not worth to drive up the river.
Only if you are there in mid august and are looking
for a long and easy flush down. WW2-3
Balankiik
and Muksu
Classic extreme itinerary for crazies.
I am still trying to go up there and will feed
some informations once done.
Obihingoo
Not exactly in the Pamirs - first valley
to the North. Access - easy, but the region is
very politically unstable: the center of Tadjik
opposition. It is a very sad fact, since the river
is worth going. It is enormously big and very
difficult, especially in its lower canyon. We
were on this river in the spring 1993 before Tadjik
war, it had too much water; after we were robbed
in Tavildara (war epicenter one year later) we
quit the river. After that we kayaked Varzob
near Dushanbe - much nicer river and did a trek
in the vicinity. Everything was very interesting
and exotic.
Cost includes all Guide,
Accommodation, Transport and Food cost during
the Expedition time.
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