Rock climbing educational course for beginners in Ala Archa Gorge, Kyrgyzstan

Is rock climbing in your mountain bucket list? Join me for a 14-day course in Ala Archa Gorge, exclusively designed for beginners. This is a perfect rock climbing area in Kyrgyzstan, near the city of Bishkek.

First, I will meet you at the Manas International Airport near Bishkek. Next day, we will transfer to the impressive Ala-Archa National Nature Park (2,000 m). Up in the mountain, our main accommodation site will be the Racek mountain hut (3,340 m).

The practical training will take place on different Ak-Say glacier area summits and climbing walls. The difficulty level of the routes is between F to TD+.

The course consists of a series of lectures and practical training sessions to help you develop and improve your rock climbing skills. The topics and technical aspects I will cover include:

• Rock climbing: sport, tread, aid, winter

• Dangers in the mountains

• Climbing gear and its usage

• Movement and safety on different types of mountainous terrain

• Belaing on rocks using relief and climbing gear

• Organizing of belay stations on the rocks

• First aid and skills in transporting of an injured person with anything available

• Crevice rescue in a group, in couples and self-rescue”.

The final duration of the program generally varies between 14 and 16 days, and can be adjusted to the guests’ goals and availability. Have a look at the detailed day-by-day description below.

While I will provide all the climbing equipment, the remaining personal equipment needs to be rented separately. Finally, please note that all clients must have insurance for climbers.

Interested in this Rock Climbing course for beginners in Ala Archa Gorge, Kyrgyzstan? Request your booking! If you are interested in ice climbing, take a look at this Ice climbing course for beginners in Ala Archa Gorge, Kyrgyzstan program.