Special: Rock climbing area “Varzob” in Tajikistan (April 2025)

With some research, we had found this rock/ sport climbing area in Vazob, Tajikistan. And from that point on, it had been clear, that we wanted to visit it.
The crag looked amazing!
And the scenery was fantastic!
It took some time from the road and our camp spot to reach the climbing area, but it was absolutely worth it.
And of course there were always some donkey friends to meet on the path.
The rock was located in pure nature and we loved climbing there.
Although the routes were sometimes pretty adventurous and it was often not obvious which anchor points we should use in the multi pitches.
So everything was a bit experimental and we would not recommend this area for beginners.
We managed to climb four routes.
This one here is the toughest one on that crag.
The overhanging is completely part of the route 🤣
We did not do this one…
With the multi pitches, it’s possible to reach the 110 m high top of the crag.
Some equipment in the wall was not in its best shape. The left bolt got completely destroyed. It’s hard to see on the photo. But we found ways to keep everything save.
We climbed for a couple of days and stashed our climbing gear next to the rock to not have to carry it on the 30 to 45 minutes approach every day.
And our camp spot was pretty special as well. Close to the main road but even closer to a big river so that the sound of the river was louder than the road.
Every evening some children from the next village came visiting us and gifted us food. After the first day we already had to much, but they wouldn’t have left without a successful delivery.
In return we gave them some chocolate and some of Racki’s awesome hand-made bracelets.

Detailed information about the crag, you can find on The Crag.