Join this ice-climbing educational course in Ala-Archa Gorge (Kyrgyzstan) led by certified mountaineering instructor & KMGA aspirant Alexey!
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Tian Shan
14 Days
Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov
Fit
First Time
If ice climbing is something you always wanted to pursue, this is your chance. Join me for a 15-day course, especially designed for beginners, in Ala-Archa Gorge, just 41 km out of Bishkek. Also, for intermediate climbers, it is a unique opportunity to find lots of life-hacks and boost their skills.
Ala-Archa Gorge, right at the heart of the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, is a perfect area for ice-climbing at all levels of difficulty, so it is for your first steps in this empowering activity.
To begin this program, I will meet you at the Manas International airport near Bishkek. Next, we will transfer to the 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). Every day we will depart from the hut to different slopes and climbing areas, mainly the Ak-Sai glacier area.
I will provide you with a complete educational ice-climbing course lectures and practical training sessions. The main topics will include:
Technical ice climbing
Dangers in the mountains
Climbing gear and its usage
Movement and safety on different types of mountainous terrain
First aid and skills in transporting an injured person with anything available
Movement and belay on snow and iced slopes"
Crevice rescue in a group
A central part of the program consists of ascents to the Ak-Say area summits, with peaks above 4,000 m. The overall difficulty of the routes we will go on varies from levels F to TD+. You can see the detailed program, day by day, below.
While I will provide all the climbing equipment, the remaining personal equipment needs to be rented separately.
Note that while the basic program is 15 days long, it can be adjusted to the guests' goals and wishes. Finally, every client must get compulsory insurance for climbers.
Interested in this Ice Climbing course for beginners in Ala Archa Gorge, Kyrgyzstan? Request your booking! If you are interested in Rock Climbing, take a look at this Rock climbing course for beginners in Ala Archa Gorge, Kyrgyzstan program.
- Guiding fee
- Accommodation included
- Transport during the trip
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Meeting at Manas International airport
Transfer to Bishkek
Check-in on equipment
Walk around the city, shopping for food, personal supplies and missing equipment
Overnight at hotel in Bishkek
Transfer to Ala-Archa National Nature Park (2,000 m)
Accommodation at the hotel
Acclimatization walks
Lecture on “Dangers in the mountains”
Ascent to the Racek mountain hut (3,340 m)
Accomodation in the hut
Review lecture on climbing equipment
Practical lesson on “Knots and their use in mountaineering”
Movement and self-rescue on a snow slope
Acclimatization ascent to Ak-Sai glacier area peaks (4000+ m / Level of dificulty: F)
Movement on an ice slope, basic crampones technique
Ice screw usage, climbing slopes of different angles with one and two ice axes
Roppeling – ascent and descent on the fixed line, work with climbing gear
Technical ice climbing with ice tools of diferent types
Ascent to one of the Ak-Sai glacier area peaks (Difficulty level: PD to D-)
Practice in descent on the ice slope: Abalackov sling, screw-off system
Crevice rescue technique
Ascent to one of the Ak-Sai glacier area peaks (Difficulty level: PD to D-)
In case of bad weather, or to rest
Descent to Bishkek
Accommodation at the hotel
Time to rest or walk around the city
Departure from Bishkek
Accommodation Hotels, Racek mountain hut or camping |
Meeting point Manas airport, Kyrgyzstan |
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