Caravanistan

Sorry, I cannot give you information on that, but I would rely on information of other cyclists and then try and error. In 2009 I was once turned around by security forces, when on my way to the Northern route. Therefore it is always good to have a backup plan. As for the trucks, we hitched (but of ...

It seems, that at the moment all districts on the other side of the Panj are in hands of Taliban, that means south of Khorog and north of Khorog. If you want to avoid cycling on a road alongside a Taliban occupied river shore (or if you are denied cycling), you would take a transport from Khalaikhum...

There is a planning website you could try to get an estimation. I find the idea cool to combine route planner with climate information. But climate is not weather, there might be unexpected heat at some time. In 2013 we had 30 degrees on Pamir plateau (Murghab).

What is the problem about hiking in and out, if you get in, you get out. Crampons are certainly a good idea. We've only experience of walking to Merzbacher Hut and Lake, even horses do this way. But that was in 2004, helicopter was not so reliable that time and we therefore did not use it, as it was...

Hi What do you mean with climbing? There is no technical climbing required, just walking. We went in 2013 to the Little Pamir ( Blog with pictures ). But only to the Kyrgyz settlements (Kash Goz, Bozoi Gumbaz) and not to Chaqmaqtin, but from the Kyrgyz settlements it is just flat (a guide used to do...

I don't know, but I think the borders between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan should still be closed for tourists,due to corona.

As for the Kyrgyz camps of Little Pamir, you cannot reach them by car, unless the Chinese will have built a road (which is their intention). So it is usually 2-3 days of trekking from Sarhad to the Little Pamir. You could easily drive to those camps from Tajikistan (which is nearer than Sarhad), but...

Richard (Lonelytraveller) cycled last year in Dagestan. You find some photos and infos on his page.

It seems difficult to estimate, when travel will be again possible without heavy restrictions. If you have a lot of time, you might be doing the 2 weeks quarantine in certain (safe) countries (e.g. China) and then be fine until there might be a new wave of infections in that country. But at the mome...

In 2013 we saw a Norwegian ambulance on the Pamir highway, entering from Kyrgyzstan, but they had to turn around, because the ambulance was too heavy and they did not make it over Akbaital (reduced power with the height), some days later they doubled us, apperently they made it somehow over Akbaital.