Trekking and ascends in the Tien Shan mountains, Kyrgyzstan

The Terskey Alatau mountain range is positioned south of Lake Issyk Kul. Located south of the mountain range and west of Terskey Inilchek valley we can admire the Kuilu mountain range. Its highest peak, Constitution (5281m) dominates the eastern part of the area.

The western part of the area is the destination of our adventure, an area of ​​mountains and wild unknown. We will walk through places unknown except for the nomads who live in the area. During the trip you will have the chance to summit three mountains over 4,000 meters of medium difficulty. We will need crampons, ice ax and rope ascension to perform two of them. Also we will explore the foot of the valley, crossing nexto to the glacier to view the icefall glacier itself and the chaos of ice and snow on the vertical walls of the two highest mountains in this valley. We’ll visit the nomads, who live very close to where we will set up our base camp to have a taste of the way of life this family has had for many years.

Guide

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Accommodation

Guesthouse and tents

Meals are all included during the trek, based on a combination of local and international food.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 - Flight to Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).

Day 2 - Arrival at Bishkek in the morning and transfer by truck to Karakol. Overnight in a 2 ** hotel Karakol in economy class with bed and breakfast.

Day 3 - Transfer by road (6 hours) to where we will set up our base camp near the river Kuilu.

Day 4 - Trekking around the area, visiting one of the valleys near our base camp and enjoying the first views of the mountains where you will spend the next few days.

Day 5 - Acclimatization ascension to a unnamed peak of more than 4,000 m. close to our base camp.

Day 6 - Ascension to where we will establish our advanced base camp. We will also set the camp.

Day 7 - Glacier exploration as a preparation for the next few days ascents.

Day 8 - Ascension to two peaks in the area of 4,760 m. and 4,725 m.

Day 9 - Descent to the base camp

Day 10 - Trekking through a valley parallel to the one we made our climbs on where you will have chance to see wolves, bears, yaks and eagles.

Day 11 - Day of rest and / or reserved for use in the climbs in case of bad weather, and early preparations to leave the base camp.

Day 12 - Dismantle of our camp and transfer to Karakol and transfer by minibus to Lake Issyk-Kul. Overnight at local house.

Day 13 - Transfer to Bishkek. Accommodation in 3 * hotel including bed and breakfast.

Day 14 - Day off in Bishkek to visit the city and do some last minute shopping. Accommodation in 3 * hotel on bed and breakfast.

Day 15 - Flight back home

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