Clinging to the heights

Our route today begins by crossing a high remote grassland plateau with occasional farms and rocky outcrops. It then descends slowly, contouring around steep slopes above even steeper V-shaped gorges below. Its all on dirt and gravel. We pass occasional high remote mud-brick villages with no other access than our road. Its a moody day with plenty of cloud and odd showers, so we see none of the high mountains and sometimes just the cloud.

The track is virtually empty so its a strange isolated high position. Suspended above the great descents below. We range between 4200 and 3000m. The terrain is so steep that its non-trivial to find a place to stop for the night. We decide to climb to the next tiny village and take our chance there. As we climb the last 200m, it starts to pour.Read more