Pamir Mountain Trail Expedition 2024

A 35-40 day expedition to explore Sections 6-9 of the Pamir Trail, an aspirational route established by its founder, Jan Bakker.

Trail had not been fully vetted for its walkability, level of danger, beauty, solitude, or culture.

August 14-Sept 24, 2024

Stats:
Group
• 350 km (220 mi) hiked.
• 375 km (230 mi) driven (excluding to/from Airport (Dushanbe).
• 15,000-meter (50,000 ft) ascent (climbed)

David (who also finished section 6)
• 420 km (260 mi) hiked.
• 375 km (230 mi) driven (excluding to/from Trail Head and Tail).
• 18,000 meter (60,000 ft) ascended (climbed)

"We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again—to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more."
—Pico Iyer