The morning of Sunday, 23 February 2025, was rather cold in Ashgabat — parting shot of the winter.
A group of ten ambassadors from the diplomatic corps based in Ashgabat decided to defy the near-freezing conditions and went trekking along the Health Walk. They were accompanied by some other diplomats and some members of their families.
Health Walk is a well-maintained cemented trail atop the nearest ridge of the KopetDag, the mountain that serves as natural border between Turkmenistan and Iran.
The Health Walk (Saglyk ýoly) has two sections — In the northwestern direction it is 8km and in the southeastern direction it is 28km.
The trekkers on the Sunday morning took the 28km walk. Three of them – the ambassadors of the USA, Japan, and Pakistan – completed the entire length. /// 24 February 2025