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13 September 2016 Christoph Baumer is working on a 4-volume History of Central Asia. Three well-researched and lavishly illustrated volumes have been published so far by IB Tauris, London - see here. In vol. 4, currently under preparation, the Pamirs is strongly featured in the context of the Great Game. 8 August 2016 New edition of Markus Hauser's map of the Pamirs just published - for availability watch the site here. 12 July 2016 Stunning English edition of the brochure "Mit Yak und Pak" - download here. 20 June 2016 Christine Oriol, Claire Roiron, Audrey Jannin and Furough, a young Pamiri woman, have a project for a training course for female trekking guides in the Pamirs. They have collected most of the equipment they need for the course and follow-up from friends in Europe but need funds to purchase some remaining items. This a really interesting project for empowering local women - you can help them by a donation on their crowdfunding website: here. 20 June 2016 Paragliding - a new activity in the Pamirs? Spectacular but high risk - see here, here, and here - great musical accompaniment. 4 June 2016 Tajikistan introduces e-visa system, including the GBAO permit - see here. Feedback welcome on how it works in practice! 9 May 2016 Currently the Tajik-Afghan cross border markets in Ruzvai (Darvaz), Khorog, and Ishkashim are closed. There is no official information when the bazaars will take place again. 18 April 2016 Access to Lake Sarez - see here. 3 April 2016 Berlin seminar 20-24 April 2016 "Pamirs at the Crossroads - Changing challenges and perspectives" - Contribution Education and Mobility - a historical perspective - see here. 15 March 2016 New edition of the brochure "Mit Yak und Pack durch den Pamir - Unterwegs in Tadschikistan" published for ITB Berlin - see here. 27 January 2016 Springer publishes new case studies on development in the Pamirs - see here, here and here. 27 January 2016 Interesting article by Huw Thomas on the virtually unknown Nestorian Christian caves in southern Tajikistan - see here. 27 January 2016 New eco-tourism company set up in Khorog - see here. 24 January 2016 World Tourism Organisation ranks Tajikistan second fastest-growing tourist destination in 2015 - see here. 11 January 2016 "Given its problems, Tajikistan should be a conflict-prevention priority for the international community" - see here. 26 December 2015 updated Major earthquake hits Bartang valley - see here. Aslisho Qurboniev and Stefanie Kicherer are collecting funds to provide accommodation for the homeless and rehabilitate villages destroyed by the quake - see here and here. 25 December 2015 I highly recommend Hermann Kreutzmann's Pamirian Crossroads, just published by Harrasowitz. It is a magisterial and opulently illustrated historical survey of the life of the Wakhi and Kyrgyz population in the marginal borderlands of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Tajikistan, the result of more than three decades of commitment by Hermann to the scientific study of the Pamirs - see here. 27 November 2015 Swiss TV shows Claude Marthaler's cycling trip this summer in the Pamirs - great camera work by Alexandre Lachavanne - see here. 23 November 2015 Tajikistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan envisage new roads Khunjerab-Kalasu-Murghab, Chitral-Ishkashim-Dushanbe and Wakhan - could provide major opportunities for tourism in the Pamirs - see here and here. 14 November 2015 New crowdfunding initiative for improvement of sanitation in the town of Ishkashim, one of the main stopping points on the Wakhan route - see here. 1 August 2015 German TV airs film on the Pamirs, promoting the region as an attractive new tourist destination - see here. 1 August 2015 French TV Programme "Routes de l'Impossible" features Pamir Highway- see here. 1 July 2015 Lake Sarez now accessible for visitors- see here. 1 June 2015 Interview with Aslisho Qurboniev, founder of Pamir Horse Adventure - see here. 1 June 2015 The Khorog tourism information office has moved temporarily to a new location in the Khorog Park - see here. 24 April 2015 New book: "With our own hands – Food and life in the Pamir mountains" - Through the lens of 100 local recipes, with illustrations by three award-winning photographers, it describes Pamiri food and its origins, people’s daily lives, their struggles and celebrations. See here. 3 March 2015 For German speakers, please see the new brochure "Mit Yak und Pack durch den Pamir. Unterwegs in Tadschikistan" here. 27 January 2015 I have just put together a short anthology of my favourite pieces of travel writing about the Pamirs that I have called Nuggets. You can download it here. I welcome comments and suggestions for other items to include - use the link on this page. 13 January 2015 Nicolas Pernot has just published a beautiful collection of photos "Tajikistan - Peoples and Landscapes" - that captures perfectly daily life and the joie de vivre of the people of the Pamirs - see here and here. Copies can be ordered here (ISBN 978-2-9546414-1-6) or at the Noor Art Gallery in Dushanbe. 13 January 2015 Dima Melnichkov has just published an updated version of his superb guidebook "Travel through Tajikistan" - packed with practical information, it will fit easily into your rucksack - see here. Copies can be ordered here or at the Noor Art Gallery in Dushanbe. 18 December 2014 BBC Travel features Pamir Highway - see here. 11 December 2014 Bartang and Tajik Wakhan designated among 2014 Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations - see here and here.
2 November 2014 Useful updates to Odyssey book by Huw Thomas - see here. 4 September 2014 New terminal at Dushanbe airport finally offers improvement in chaotic conditions there - see here. 26 July 2014 Superb 78 min. film on Afghan Wakhan by Cédric Houin - see trailer and order here. 18 July 2014 Latest info re access to Afghan Wakhan: - the Ishkashim checkpost is open - the Afghan consulate is still operating in Khorog, visas are available either in 15 min ($100) or in 3 days ($60). 3 June 2014 According to Tajik Consulate in UK, tourist visa application no longer needs letter of invitation - see here. 24 May 2014 Jan Bakker has just completed a comprehensive and well-illustrated guidebook Trekking in Tajikistan that will be of great help to all trekkers. It includes a trek in the Afghan Wakhan Corridor. Copies can be ordered on Jan's website: here. 3 April 2014 Wakhan designated by Afghanistan as a National Park - see here and here. 29 October 2013 Tajik NGO publishes critical report on 2012 government military operation in GBAO - see here and here. 29 September 2013 The remote and unspoilt village of Ravmed in the Bartang valley is now accessible by vehicle. Previously, the 18km from Khejez on the banks of the Bartang (between Bhagoo and Rasuj) could only be covered on foot or by donkey. Enjoy the spontaneous hospitality of the wonderful people there. See Trek No. 3 under Central Pamir on the Trekking page and photos here. 29 September 2013 Road improvements under way between Shurobod and Darwaz - also new bridges being built over dangerous rivers normally in flood in early summer - should reduce considerably driving time Dushanbe-Khorog. 4 September 2013 Former hunters set up local nature conservancies - see here. 4 August 2013 Another scam by Tajik border guards - when going through the Kara Kul checkpoint on your way out of the Pamirs to Osh be careful to get back your immigration/landing card from the border guards. Otherwise, it has been reported, their colleagues at the exit checkpoint at Kyzylart will impose a heavy fine because you don't have it. 31 July 2013 Kulma pass from Murghab to China is NOT open for tourists - see here. 15 July 2013 Afghanistan Analysts Network publishes fascinating article on the Ismaili community in the Wakhan. See here. 22 June 2013 The Pamirs recognised by UNESCO as a "World Heritage Site"- see here, here and here. 30 May 2013 "Sustainable Livelihoods in a Fragile Environment" - Paper presented to the Shanghai Forum 25 May 2013 - see here. 30 May 2013 "The Tajik Pamirs: historical connections to China" - Paper presented to the University of Fudan, Shanghai 24 May 2013 - see here. 30 May 2013 History of the Sumantash Stone - see here. 16 December 2012 † Yuri Khubonshoyev, pioneer of the Aga Khan Foundation's programme in the Pamirs - See here. September 2012 For a summary of events during the unrest in Khorog in July-August 2012 see here and here. March 2012 University of Central Asia publishes English-language selection of "Legends of the Pamirs" - see here. December 2011 Official Tajik Tourism Committee confirms that double-entry visas (essential if you plan to travel from Tajikistan to Afghanistan and back) can be obtained at Dushanbe airport. August 2011 Second edition of Odyssey guidebook TAJIKISTAN AND THE HIGH PAMIRS available from September 2011 - see here
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