Zimtut to Artuch Alpinist Camp

We had a very “wonder-full” day of trekking today. It was all uphill in the morning (1200m) to reach the stunning Ghuytan Pass at 2800m and then 600m meters down to the magical Chukurak mountain lake which is not as full as it was all summer, but pretty none the less. From there we descended for another 30 minutes to reach our final destination of Artuch Alpinist Camp where we have a 2 bedroom cabin with a shower and toilet inside the cabin, and a beautiful restaurant to eat at. Our cook still made our meal but we got to eat it inside! The noisy donkeys are on the other side of the camp. Yahoo! It was 15km trek which took us 7 hours as we stopped often, thankfully, to cope with the steepness in both directions. Feeling accomplished! Gilles made his way to Panjakent this morning where he will spend the next 3 days while I finish the trek.Read more