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CX 5 56 images Created 29 Oct 2021

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  • Mountaineer Mark Newcomb (MR) navigates treacherous slot canyons below Shipton's Arch in the Kara Tagh Mountains of Xinjiang, China.
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  • Mountaineer Mark Newcomb rappels below massive Shipton's Arch in the Kara Tagh Mountains near Kashgar, Xinjiang, China.
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  • Mountaineers explore an approach to Shipton's Arch in the Kara Tagh Mountains near Kashgar, Xinjiang, China.
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  • Mountaineer Sam Lightner (MR) rappels down dangerous loose, crumbling rock in slot canyons below Shipton's Arch in arid Kara Tagh Mountains near Kashgar and the Taklimakan Desert.
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  • CHINA, Xinjiang Province. Mark Newcomb<br />
(MR) wakes from bivouac by Lake Karakul in Pamir Mountains. 7546m Mustagh Ata bkg.
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  • Nomadic Kyrgyz women share a laugh while traveling with their Bactrian camels in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang, China.
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  • A nomadic Kyrgyz woman weaves on a home made loom outsider her family’s akoi (yurt) in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang Province in far western China.  24,750-foot [Mount] Mustagh Ata rises in the background.
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  • Mountaineer Sam Lightner (MR) descends a slot canyon below huge Shipton's Arch in the arid Kara Tagh Mountains near the Taklimakan Desert in China's Xinjiang province.
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  • CHINA, Xinjiang Province.  Mark Newcomb<br />
(MR) stretches in camp by Lake Karakul in Pamir Mts.  24,750' Mt. Mustagh Ata bkg.
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  • CHINA, Xinjiang Province.  Tiny climbers (MR) stand atop huge Shipton's Arch in Kara Tagh Mountains near Kashgar & Taklimakan Desert.
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  • Sam Lightner (MR) climbs on Shipton's Arch - one of earth's biggest rock spans, Tushag Tagh Mountains, near Kashgar.
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  • The grandmother, mother and children of a nomadic Kyrgiz family relax outside their summer hut in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang Province in far western China.
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  • CHINA, Xinjiang. Climbers (MR) look up at huge Shipton's Arch, one of earth's biggest, in arid Kara Tagh Mountains near Kashgar.
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  • Sunrise dawns on 7,546-meter [Mount] Mustagh Ata in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang Province in far western China. .
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  • A nomadic Kyrgyz girl stands near her family's camels and summer hut in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang Province in far western China.
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  • CHINA. Xinjiang. Nomadic Kyrgyz women prepare tea and lamb fat for dinner inside felt-lined "akoi" (yurt) near Lake Karakul.
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  • CHINA, Xinjiang Province.  Expedition (MR) enroute to first ascent of huge Shipton's Arch in Kara Tagh Mts. near Kashgar.
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  • Uyghur elders chat outsidea mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China.
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  • CHINA, Xinjiang Province. Uygur vegetable merchant in Kashgar Bazaar.
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  • CHINA,  Xinjiang.  Uygar girls giggle over encounter with photographer in Kashgar.
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  • CHINA, Xinjiang Province.  Kyrkyz children outside their family akoi (yurt) near Karakul Lake, Pamir Mountains.
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  • 7,546-meter [Mount] Mustagh Ata reflects in Lake Karakul in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang Province in far-western China.
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  • CHINA, Xinjiang. Khyrgiz nomad rides Bactrian camel near Lake Karakul in Pamir Mountains.
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  • CHINA, XINJIANG. Bactrian Camel by Lake Karakul in Pamir Mountains.
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  • CHINA, Xinjiang Province. Bactrian camel & trekkers' camp in Pamir Mts. (MR)<br />
(Mark Newcomb)
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  • Xinjiang Province, China.  Tushuk Tash Mountains on edge of Taklimakan Desert.
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  • The sun rises over Lake Karakul and the Pamir Mountains in Xinjiang province, China.
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  • A nomadic Kyrgyz family shares bread and tea while the mother spins wool in their summer house near Lake Karakul, in the Pamir Mountains, Xinjiang, China.
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  • A Kyrgiz nomad leads Bactrian a camel train carrying equipment for a  group trekking the in Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang, China.  7546-meter Mustagh Ata rises in the background.
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  • A nomadic Kyrgyz mother and her children relax near near sand dunes in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang, China.
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  • A trekker crosses a crude log bridge over a swollen glacial stream in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang, China.
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  • A Kyrgiz nomad and his son ride a horse up a sandy moraine below 7719-meter (Mount) Kongur Shanin in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang China.
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  • A nomadic Kyrgyz woman brews milk tea over a dung-burning stove in her summer hut in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang, China.
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  • Kyrgyz nomads pose near their summer hut in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang, China.
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  • A nomadic Kyrgyz woman spins wool near her summer hut in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang, China.
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  • A Uygar tailor sews hats at a bazaar in Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang, China.
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  • Uygar men prepare kebabs in the sprawling outdoor bazaar in Kashgar (Kashi), a town on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China.
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  • A Uygar villager carries firewood to market on a horse cart.  Behind him is the arid Kara Tagh range (Black Mountains) on the edge of the Taklaimakan Desert.
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  • Shipton’s Arch, one of the world’s largest natural bridges is well hidden in the arid Kara Tagh Mountains next to the Taklimakan Desert near Kashagar (Kashi) in Xinjiang Province, China.
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  • Uygar men carry wood products on a donkey cart to the bazaar in Kashgar (Kashi), a city on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China.
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  • Uygar men haggle over a cow at the weekly bazaar in Kashgar (Kashi), a city on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China.
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  • Uygar women relax in an outdoor fabric shop they run in a bazaar near Kashgar (Kashi), a town on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China.
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  • Mountaineer Mark Newcomb climbs treacherous conglomerate rock on Shipton’s Arch in the arid Kara Tagh Mountains next to the Taklimakan Desert near Kashagar (Kashi) in Xinjiang Province, China. Later the expedition crossed the range by descending the dangerous and unexplored slot canyon below him.
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  • Uygar men and animals crowd the animal sales lot at the weekly bazaar in Kashgar (Kashi), a town on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China.
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  • A wandering salesman peddles fried bread at an outdoor bazaar in Kashgar (Kashi), a city on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China.
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  • Uygur women sell tomatoes at an outdoor bazaar in Kashgar (Kashi), a city on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China.
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  • Mountaineer Sam Lightner, Jr. climbs treacherous conglomerate rock on Shipton’s Arch in the arid Kara Tagh Mountains next to the hazy Taklimakan Desert near Kashagar (Kashi) in Xinjiang Province, China. Later the expedition crossed the range by descending the dangerous and unexplored slot canyon below him.
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  • A Uygar man watches the weekly bazaar in Kashgar (Kashi), a town on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China.
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  • Mountaineers Mark Newcomb and Nancy Feaghin explore a treacherous slot canyon carved through conglomerate rock below  Shipton’s Arch in the arid Kara Tagh Mountains next to the hazy Taklimakan Desert near Kashagar (Kashi) in Xinjiang Province, China.
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  • A Uygar test drives a horse and cart at the weekly bazaar in Kashgar (Kashi), a town on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China.
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  • A Uygar boy rides naked and bareback to test ride horses at the Sunday Market in Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang, China.
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  • Ornate tiles decorate the minarets, walls and dome of Yusuf Khass Hajib Tomb in Kashgar (Kashi) a town on the Silk Road in Xinjiang, in far western China. This was built to honor an 11th century Turkic poet.
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  • A rose garden grows near Yusuf Khass Hajib Tomb in Kashgar (Kashi) a town on the Silk Road in Xinjiang, in far western China. This was built to honor an 11th century Turkic poet.
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  • Uygur women bake flatbread in a tandoor oven in Mingyol village in the Kara Tagh Mountains near Kashgar (Kashi), a city on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China.
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