Sarez Lake – hiking only with special permit
Well, this is more for the serious mountaineerer, as it involves some technical skills: Tajikistan and the Pamirs offer many possibilities of some of the highest peaks to climb and very much remote and challenging hikes to walk. Among the hikes is the one to Lake Sarez, a rather “new” lake, which was created early 20th century following an earthquake. Rocks and debris “closed” Murghab river and formed the lake. It is said to be quite unstable, at least if another earthquake might happen, the new formed dam in the east might break again and lead to a huge wave flooding Murghab valley and eventually Murghab.However, the scenery must be breathtaking. It can be approached via Bartang Valley, which is east of Vomar (or Rushan) at the Pamir Highway north of Khorog. It is not possible to use mules or horses for this approach, as all is too rocky. Consequently, all luggage must be carried by...
