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"Our journey through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan was planned and executed entirely on our own. That was until our vehicle broke down in Osh. These two countries seriously blew us away, and we highly recommend you get there yourself. If you have any questions related to the film, gear, or travel, please don't hesitate to reach out in the comments below. Much Love, Matt."
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"On the 2nd of October 2017, 8 strangers from different backgrounds all came together coincidentally to set out on a road trip across Central Asia for 8 days through the Pamir Highway, the second-highest highway in the world. An unlikely band of strangers traveling along one of the most remote roads in the world has led me to experience one of the best trips of my life. We started our journey from Osh, Kyrgyzstan and crossed the border to Tajikistan, and travel the mountainous region of the Pamir Mountains through Karakul, Murghab, Bulunkul, Langar, Wakhan valley, Ishkashim, Khorog, and lastly Dushanbe.
I always love finding videos exploring parts of the world I've never seen recorded before. Here we're heading to Tajikistan, visiting the Pamir Alai mountains, in timelapse and drone video.
Lake Sarez Within the rugged Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan lies Lake Sarez, a very young lake basin that was created just over a century ago by a massive earthquake. In 1911, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Pamir Mountains, triggering a huge landslide that dammed the Murghob River that once drained the basin. This dam is now known as the Usoi Dam and it is visible at the western edge of the lake in this shot. Since 1911, steady influx of water from rain and tributaries into the basin made Lake Sarez into what is today.
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Time-lapse about spring time in Varzob mountains, Tajikistan
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Directed, Filmed and Edited by Giuseppe Carbone
Solo trip through Central Asia passing Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakistan. Please watch in HD with good speakers for the optimal experience.
Soundtrack: Abel Korzeniowski - Dance For Me Wallis
Shot using Sony a7s2 14mm f2.8 28mm f2 50mm f1,8
Flowing waters and beautiful skies in the Fann Mountains of Tajikistan
Apparently this plane was carrying wildlife so they were limited in the altitude they could reach - this is a slightly low altitude flight starting in China and basically flying along the entire Himalayan Mountain Range
There are some incredible views in here. Maybe the end result of driving across Asia, but anyway. Here’s the full caption:
During the Polish People’s Republic time (1950s to late 1980s), Fiat 126p was the most popular car in the country. It served as a family automobile, even though there was no more room left for baggage after a family of four got in. Questionable driving comfort and high failure frequency is all you need to know about The Maluch (its nickname literally means “the little one”, or “the little guy”, and is a commonly recognized cultural icon in Poland). Some people have a certain fondness for it, though. One of them being Arkady Paweł Fiedler, the grandson of a well-known Polish writer and adventurer Arkady Fiedler. Arkady wants to keep the family tradition going, and despite all odds, take the car on a spin around the world. Will the Maluch make it? This question remains to be answered. So far, the Fiat 126p has been doing pretty well. It already crossed Poland in 2009 and Africa (!) in 2014. When in late 2015 Arkady offered me to join a wild ride across Asia, I had to think about it first. This wasn’t an easy decision. We were scheduled to leave Poland in June 2016. The deadline seemed remote… I was supposed to leave my wife and a six-month old daughter for over 3 months? Well, we all got together and decided that this is a project we can’t pass on. My job was to develop a documentary showing Arkady Fiedler’s ride across Asia. We ended up with 7TB of material, including more than 100 timelapses, and several hours of drone shots. Asia OnTheWay is consists of over 3 months on the road. It’s a 14,000+ mi drive from Puszczykowo (Poland) to Vladivostok (Russia). The Fiat 126p burned 253 gallons of gas while crossing Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan (twice), Kyrgyzstan (twice), Tajikistan, Mongolia, and Russia (twice). The Maluch climbed 15,272 ft AMSL twice (the Ak-Baital Pass, Tajikistan). Its longest single day run was 308 mi in Kazakhstan. The shortest was 27 mi on the last day of the trip, in Russia. During the journey, The Maluch caught flat tire once. Among the replaced parts were: the starter, inductor (twice), ignition module, carburetor, master cylinder, oil (5x), 7 air filters, and 5 fuel filters. On top of that, while we were still in Poland, two connecting rods had to be replaced as well, because of a knocking in the engine. Still, the knocking proved to be a faithful companion along the entire journey. Moreover, somewhere in Wachau valley, Arkady had to straighten a clamp under the gearbox, that got bent on a stone. It’s sort of funny and shows the resilience of The Maluch, that it was not supposed to “live through” Pamir (Tajikistan), but travelled halfway across the globe instead. This Asian adventure has taught me a lot. We’ve met so many incredible people along the way. Seen so many beautiful, surreal landscapes. It was a long and rough road. It was hot (102 F) and cold (23 F). It was fun and teaching. Most of all, it was absolutely amazing. The journey was a success thanks to the hard work put in by the entire Asia OnTheWay team: Arkady Fiedler, Kamil Piechowiak, Albert Wójtowicz, Kuba Kiub, Bartek Zborek. Words can’t express how much I’m grateful to you, guys! Here’s the teaser for the “Asia OnTheWay” documentary.
Videographers take a trip through Tajikistan and Kyrgyztan
Backpacking in Central Asia, once part of the Soviet Union, should be a no brainer for the adventurous traveler among us. It seems like the majority of people in the Western world view this region as being dangerous. The countries all end with “Stan” which means “land of…”. I loved every minute of traveling in the Stans. I literally fell in love with the charming bazaars, the incredible hospitable people, sleeping in remote Yurtstays and enjoying the breathtaking mountain scenery. I tried my best to capture as much as authentic footage as possible in order to honor the countries with this shortfilm. I hope you're gonna enjoy Part I & II: Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan.
Lake Sarez
Within the rugged Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan lies Lake Sarez, a very young lake basin that was created just over a century ago by a massive earthquake. In 1911, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Pamir Mountains, triggering a huge landslide that dammed the Murghob River that once drained the basin. This dam is now known as the Usoi Dam, and steady influx of water from rain and tributaries into the basin made Lake Sarez into what is today. More than 5.5 million people live downstream of the Usoi Dam along the Amu Darya river valley, which flows through four different countries: Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The mountainous region surrounding Lake Sarez remains susceptible to earthquakes, which could easily destabilize the Usoi Dam. If the dam were to be damaged in any way, Lake Sarez would become a massive wall of water that could severely flood the downstream river valley. Researchers and government officials have proposed draining the lake as a preventive measure, including building a diversion tunnel that may also be used for hydroelectric power.
-DC
Photo credit: http://1.usa.gov/1FdAb0m
More reading: http://bit.ly/1MPIplF http://bit.ly/1MwF9uF Our previous write-up on Lake Sarez: http://on.fb.me/1QTcrW3
SAREZ LAKE, TAJIKSTAN Found in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikstan, the lake is 55.8 km long, a few hundred metres deep and is 3,263 metres above sea level. It holds 16.074 cubic kilometres of water; water seeps out of the base of the dam at a rate similar to the rate of inflow, maintaining a near constant level. This lake did not exist until 1911, when an earthquake measuring 6.5-7.0 on the Richter scale created a landslide of 2.2 million cubic metres which in turn created a natural dam within the Murghab River. It was named the Usoi Dam after the village which was buried by the landslide. The dam is 3 kilometres long and at 567 metres high, is the tallest in the world, either natural or manmade. The dam allowed the valley to be flooded by constant rain and meltwater until the lake formed, with a volume of 16 cubic kilometres. A monitoring system was put in place on Sarez Lake and within the valleys, as there are fears a future earthquake could destroy the dam and release the water in a catastrophic flash flood. Earthquakes are not the only potential hazard however. Filtration water has created some cavities within the dam and there is a partially detached rock mass of three cubic kilometres at the edge of the lake which could create too much pressure on the dam if it fell into the water. -TEL Read more: http://erg.h17.ru/sarez/sarez.html; http://atlasobscura.com/place/sarez-lake Photo: http://www.mergili.at/worldimages/upload/2010/11/29/20101129195933-04fa0319.jpg
