Heb, major jealousy occurring here. That would be so cooooool, except for the Iran bit. I think at the moment a bit of a detour could be wise. I'd love to do what your doing but in reverse. I hope to get up into the Himalayas one day!
Same here, if you make it all the way down here yell out. And of course a trip report on ADV is a must, so we can all drool