Gulkam Canyon, Chimgan Mountains, Uzbekistan
(September
2012)
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In September 2012, I
traveled with my wife to Uzbekistan. Most of the trip was devoted to visiting
Samarkand, Shakhrisabz, Bukhara, and Khiva. However,
at the end of the trip we did a one-day excursion to the Gulkam
Canyon with my two friends Boris Karpov and Vyacheslav (Slava) Yuryev, both from Tashkent. Hiking this canyon is a ″classic″
trip in the Tashkent area. It is located in the Chimgan
Mountains, some 90km NE of Tashkent. The main skiing complex in Uzbekistan, Chimgan, is located in the Chimgan
Mountains.
View over the Chimgan
mountains on our way to the trailhead.
Boris (ahead) and Slava
on their way to Gulkam Pass (1820m) above the road
where we started hiking.
View from Gulkam
Pass.
Boris at Gulkam
Pass.
View during to the descent into the
canyon.
Entrance of the canyon.
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In the canyon.
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Lower part of the canyon.
Slava (left) and Boris (right) at the end of
the hike.
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View over Charvak
Lake (reservoir) on our way back to Tashkent.
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