ПАМИРСКИЙ ТРАКТ || Перевал Ак-Байтал 4655м || Хушанг || На Памир из Ош на машине, состояние трассы

PAMIR HIGHWAY || Ak-Baital Pass || Khushang 4655m || To the Pamirs from Osh, Taldyk, Kyzyl-Art, Tulpar Kul, Lenin Peak I took these shots on the "Roof of the World," fulfilling a long-held dream of driving along the Pamir Highway, one of the highest mountain routes on the planet. And the highlight of our trip was Ak-Baital, once the highest automobile pass in the world, at 4655m. Learn how to reach the Roof of the World, how to properly overcome altitude sickness, and take a selfie on a five-thousander, as well as where and when a meteorite fell in the Pamirs—watch right now. We began our auto ascent from the Kyrgyz city of Osh. Although we spent a long time deciding on the best route. The Pamir Highway connects Osh, Kyrgyzstan, and Dushanbe, Tajikistan, so there are many ways to begin your journey. But keep in mind that the Pamir Highway isn't your typical highway with hot dogs, cappuccinos, and gas stations, but a 1,200-kilometer-long high-altitude route with an elevation gain of 4,000 meters. From Dushanbe, the climb is gentler and longer, while from Osh it's quite steep and fast. This was what worried me, because steep and fast is a surefire way to altitude sickness, with its most unpleasant symptoms. It was from Osh that we crossed the highway's three highest passes: Taldyk at 3,615 meters, Kyzyl-Art on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at 4,280 meters, and finally, Ak-Baital at 4,655 meters. Yeah, it's harder from Osh... But that makes it all the more interesting.