Mountain guideMuztagh Ata
Muztagh Ata
A practical expedition reference for the western routes, high camps, access, permits, Base Camp systems, and rescue planning.
7,546 mKashgar17 sections
Open field note Xinjiang
Useful knowledge
Guides for Xinjiang
City-wide and regional notes that are broader than one specific Place.
ItineraryXinjiang
Xinjiang in September and October
What to pack, what to check and how to prepare for northern villages, city days and the high Pamir road in autumn.
A 30-minute pre-departure checkEasy
Open field note Xinjiang / From Amu’s notes
Places I know here
07places to explore
XinjiangMuztagh Ata
XinjiangKashgar
XinjiangPamir Plateau
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Pamir Plateau
China’s eastern Pamirs: high lakes, glacier-covered mountains and the road out of Kashgar.
XinjiangTashkorgan
04/ Place
Tashkorgan
A high-altitude Pamir town with a historic fortress, open wetlands and long mountain roads.
XinjiangHemu
05/ Place
Hemu
A village-and-valley stay where an afternoon and morning reveal more than one viewpoint.
XinjiangKanas
06/ Place
Kanas
A lake-and-river landscape in the Altai Mountains, with more to understand than one lake view.
XinjiangSayram Lake
07/ Place
Sayram Lake
A high lake in Bortala with open water, a wide horizon and fast-changing mountain weather.
The region in photographs
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