Thirsty russian engine at 3300m Photo

Photographer’s Note

Stopping and filling the car's engine radiator water tank with water from the glaciers' melting ice, on our way from Sary-Tash (Kyrgyzstan) to Kashgar (Xinjiang, PRC) through Irkestam Pass (road A371).
Car is a Moskvich, altitude is around 3300m ASL, background is Peak Lenin at 7134m and the Alay Range.
We had to stop and refill 5-6 times in 80km !

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jbweasle (9294) 2004-11-07 16:17

PierreLouis, great to see a pic from this part of the world. What is wrong with the car? I hope it was fixed quickly. In my experience these drivers fix their vehicles very quickly because they have so much experience of them going wrong :-) I didn't go this way myself (I went further north via Yining). Looks like I missed out on some wonderful scenery. Thanks for posting.

scalerman (25755) 2004-11-07 17:38

a scene from a movie? strange, but interesting shot. just a holiday snap, but it holds.

Steft (5962) 2004-12-31 22:23

I like the old Russian car. Nice picture of daily life.

Happy Newyear!

geez (107) 2005-02-20 13:52

a nice picture with beautiful glaciers in the background. i did the same road last year hitch-hiking with a truck. the open bonnet is a thing you can see everywhere in Kyrgyzstan along the roads.

tb808 (454) 2007-12-03 5:40

Very interesting daily life photo. Good one.