Fann Mountains Mostly Trad climbing 250 routes in region Emerging

Fann moutains are the most western part of Pamir mountains with several peak exceeding 5000m and with glaciers above 4500m). The highest peak is Chimtarga (5389m) in the central part of the mountains. Fann mountains are prevalent limestone mountains.

Due to their location as a projection to the deserts of Uzbekistan, Fann mountains have unique meteorological conditions with long periods of stable warm and sunny weather.

Due to the conditions, Fann mountains have become a traditional mountaineering destination for Russian mountaineers and in recent years from visitors from around the globe.

The access points are Pendjikent or Dushanbe in Tajikistan, or Tashkent and Samarkand in Uzbekistan. When in the mountains, low in the valleys there are managed camps or campsites, higher in the mountains there are many unmanaged campsites located at lakes or creeks.