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The huge dome of Muztag Ata offers a chance to climb an exceptionally  high mountain by a very straightforward route. Overlooking China's vast Taklamakan Desert, it is a popular objective with teams from continental Europe and is an ideal stepping stone on the way to attempting an 8,000m peak. The climb is long and tiring but technically easy and the backdrop, across the Pamir, Kunlun and the Karakoram, is stunning. On the climb we use three camps and some load carrying is required. We therefore recommend that applicants have previous experience on peaks higher than 6,000m.
Muztag Ata is an isolated massif rising from the western end of the Taklamakan Desert in the Sinkiang Province of China. It lies in the hub of the great mountain ranges of Asia, with the Karakoram to the south, the Pamir to the west and the Kunlun and Tien Shan to the north. Some 100 miles to its north is the fabled city of Kashgar. The snowy ramparts of Muztag Ata rise from a remote corner of the central Asian plateau. The only settlements in the area lie astride the highway while nomadic Kirghiz tribes-people roam the vast rolling plains with their camels and horses. กกmore>> |
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