Fedchenko Glacier: A River of Ice in the Pamirs, in the Heart of the Mountains of Tajikistan

In the northwestern part of the Murghab region, where the Pamir Mountains meet the sky, the peaks of the Yazgulem Range — Peak of the Paris Commune, Peak of the 26 Baku Commissars, and Independence Peak — form a magnificent glacial cirque. It is here, at an altitude of 6,280 meters, that the world’s longest glacier outside the polar regions begins its journey: The Fedchenko Glacier.