Pamir: Khorog and further along the Wakhan Corridor for the first hike

Because the selected hostel was full, Akhil and I stayed with the neighbor before the "race loser" joined us. Both continued a day later, I needed/wanted another day for my preparations for my first hike to the meadow below the 6000m peaks Marx, Engels, and Co. Not so easy to get anywhere in the Pamir on a Sunday! Some ministry employees on summer vacation took pity on me and gave me a ride for a good distance before I covered the rest in smaller steps. The views over to Afghanistan remained spectacular, but the hike itself was less so, which also had to do with my physical condition - sunburn, digestion, altitude, and period all played their part. A good taste of what is to come in the Pamir