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Just a heads up. We are definitely putting together another Kel Suu run this February. Probably mid month. If you want to join send me a message. We can put together vehicles and everything else you'd need on that side, so you don't have to drive your own 4x4 all the way to Kyrgyzstan.

We are planning another expedition again in February. During the summers we (as a company) take people up there on tours, but during the winter I try to gather a group of expats and go as a fun project. You're welcome to join. PM me if you want.

I have some older Jeep Grand Cherokee WJs with the 2.7 diesel engines and while we love them we've been looking for a suitable replacement that's newer. Touareg is turning out to be too expensive, but was actually starting to think about it. Might end up with a SsangYong product eventually. As...

That stupid "inflate when you need it" cost us 2-3 hours of standing in the snow in front of a 2000 year old caravansarai and pounding on it, burning carburetor cleaner in it, and more. It finally held all the way back into Naryn, but it was a dicey affair. Can they not fit a full size spare in...

Come and see any time :)

Glad you liked it! My company just started taking people to Kel Suu in Summer 2014, and now it's one of our most popular destinations (for good reason I think). However, this was the first time I got to go up there personally, I've been really jealous of my guides for getting to go! What with...

I find that most people haven't heard about Kyrgyzstan much. When I moved here all my friends in the US said things like, "Kyrgyzstan? That's a country?" Been here 4 years and absolutely love it. It's a real adventure and a truly wild place!

Tuesday, 23 February 2016. Leaving Naryn we all road together for a bit before we split off having decided to take the long way home. In Kochkor we headed west toward Kyzart Pass. We stopped in Kyzart Pass for some fresh fried fish then heading down we spotted a cemetery. Kyrgyz have long built...

Monday, 22 February 2016. The weather had turned a bit by morning, and while the previous days were just cold, Monday it started snowing. We decided that the best course of action was to get an earlier start in case the snow picked up. Plus each small valley has its own micro climate and you...

Sunday, 21 February 2016, Afternoon. Returning to basecamp, we ate a hearty meal of stewed meat and headed out to try and see Kel Suu. We figured we would try driving since sometimes there is an open road. Local shepherds (Yak herders) told us that with one to two hours of shoveling we should...

Sunday, 21 February 2016, Morning. Having spent the night in the "lodge" we headed out on horseback in the morning looking for Ibex. Some of the group had planned to ski, but this winter there is very little snow cover in the area due to El Nino (we hope). So everyone saddled up and we went...

So the short story is, we made it! Long version below! So our target of this short trip was the remote lake, Kel Suu, which is near the Chinese border in Kyrgyzstan. Our route and destination are in the map below. The Green Line is day 1, the Red Line is days 2-4, and the Blue Line is day 5...

Some expats and myself cooked up a winter wonderland trip that we plan to run this week. Kel Suu is a very remote lake in Kyrgyzstan near the Chinese border. Access is difficult in the summer, so winter should be even more fun! We're told that the road south around Chartyr Kul is passable in the...

Would love to join, but I'm a couple of years out from being able to make that trip. Subscribed to see how it goes.

Definitely dealing with a bit of decay. Finally converted it to 2.9 Ssangyong/Mercedes TD and it is much more reliable. Still not the level I need for my business so it's going up for sale. :(

As long as you could get the diesels it would sell like crazy. Getting mid-20s mpg in the city and hoping for 30mpg on the highway. With a 1200kg payload capacity it works out nicely! Here's the before new tires pic.

And a picture would be good.

Finally got my Ranger! It's been in the country about a week, but had to go through customs then registration. Got the tags today and took it to the bazaar and changed the tires. Now it's wearing 235/85/R16 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain KM2s and I have a set of 255/70/R16 Continental CrossContact LX...

For better or worse, this thing is 90% the size of an F150! It probably competes closer with the Toyota Tacoma, Chevy Colorado, and Dodge Dakota than it does directly with the Hilux (though that is growing too) or the old small Ford Ranger. I love the new Ranger, but I really wish makers could...

Haha! I'll try to not rub it in...too much that is. Just start petitioning Ford to put the 3.2 5-cylinder diesel in the F150. If it's anything like the 2.2 it's an amazing engine!