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Walking on the icy spring of a claimed Source of the Oxus, the Chelab river. Chelab camp. Every evening, Kyrgyz gather their yak herds back to their camp..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan

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Image Size: 4700x3590 / 4.9MB; © http://www.paleyphoto.com; Afghanistan Amu Darya Asia Central Asia High Asia Kirghiz Kirgiz Kyrgyz Little Pamir Oxus Pamir River Roof of the world Wakhan corridor adventure animals anthropology border cold ethnography expedition exploration extreme frozen geopolitics high altitude history lifestyle mountain mountain images mountains nomadic nomads outdoor peace park photography shepherd snow travel photographer tribe valley winter work yaks
Contained in galleries: Pamir, winter 2008, Afghanistan. Unvisited since 1972

Walking on the icy spring of a claimed Source of the Oxus, the Chelab river. Chelab camp. Every evening, Kyrgyz gather their yak herds back to their camp..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan