Khan Tengri Climb, Tian Shan Range
On this unforgettable Khan Tengri climb in the Tian-Shan range in Kyrgyzstan you will enjoy a true and remote mountain climbing experience at the lead of IFMGA guide, Grigory, a mountaineering expert who knows the region like the palm of his hand.
Group
Tian Shan
21 Days
Jul, Aug
Fit
Intermediate
Highlights
- Climb Khan Tengri, a gorgeous 7 thousander in the Tian Shan range.
- Join a top IFMGA guide to the top of a great mountaineering challenge.
- Experience the remote and wild mountaineering environment of Kyrgyzstan.
Description
On this Khan Tengri climb, you will have the chance to reach the summit of a spectacular 7,010 m (23,000 ft) mountain in the Tian Shan range in Kyrgyzstan. This mountaineering challenge will be a severe test of both high-altitude and technical skills. You will enjoy maximum safety under the guidance of an experienced guide in a small group!
In order to join, you will require good physical fitness, endurance, and determination, as well as appropriate equipment, and proper acclimatization. You will need to have prior mountaineering experience having climbed mountains of 5000m or more.
During the climb, we will take adequate measures to properly acclimatize. Furthermore, we will refresh and train the necessary technical skills we need to reach the summit. Overnight on the shores of the gorgeous Issyk Kul, helicopter rides, glacier trekking, and traversing beautiful snowy and rocky ridges will make the experience unforgettable. You can find a detailed itinerary below.
If you would like to join this unforgettable Khan Tengri climb, then contact me today and we can start planning for a great adventure!
Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Accommodation included
- Transport during the trip
- Permit and entrance fees
- Mountain guide expenses
- Helicopter drops as described
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Price details
KHAN-TENGRI: THE PRICE INCLUDES
• Accommodation in Bishkek – 2 nights in a hotel with breakfast. Accommodation in a double room.
• Accommodation in camps and in the mountains in double tents.
• Meals-full board in the mountains. Breakfast at the hotel.
• Cooking kit (1 per tent). Gas for the stove.
• Guides (1 guide for 2 participants).
• First aid and medical advice.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
Arrival at Bishkek
Overnight at a hotel.
Day 2: Transfer to Issyk-Kul
Transfer to the Tamga village on the southern shore of Issyk-Kul. Overnight in a hotel on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul.
Day 3: Karkara
Transfer to Karkara camp. Lunch. Accommodation in tents.
Day 4: Flight to Base Camp
Breakfast. Helicopter flight to the Northern Inylchek Base Camp at an altitude of 4000 meters. Accommodation in tents. Supper.
Day 5: Preparation for the climb
Preparation and equipment check, a walk on the glacier before the start of the ascent to Camp 1.
Day 6: Ascent to Camp 1
Breakfast, ascent to Camp 1 at an altitude of 4500 meters. Setting up camp, dinner, overnight in tents.
Day 7: Ascent to Camp 2
Early ascent to Camp 2 at an altitude of 5600 meters. The route follows a snowy ridge with sections of rocks, sometimes vertical. One of the most difficult days on the ascent. Lunch. Accommodation in tents.
Day 8: Acclimatization climb to 5900m
Acclimatization climb up to 5900m and descent to Camp 2. Lunch. Accommodation in tents.
Day 9: Descent to Base camp
Day 10 to 12: Rest days in Base Camp
Rest and preparation days.
Day 13: Ascent to Camp 1
Day 14: Ascent to Camp 2
Day 15: Ascent Chapaeva Peak
Ascent to the Chapaev Peak 6100 m. and descent to the Saddle to Camp 3. (5900 m.) Overnight in tents.
Day 16: Khan Tengri summit day
Summit day. Early start at 2-3 o’clock in the morning. 14.00- is a turning point – you must reach the summit or start your descent to get back down before dark.
Day 17: Reserve day
Day 18: Descent to the Base Camp
Day 19: Departure to Karkara Camp
Day 20: Helicopter flight Transfer to Bishkek
Day 21: Reserve day
Transfer to Bishkek. Overnight at the hotel. Dinner at the restaurant.
Day 22: Flight home
Details
Accommodation Hotel in Bishkek, tents in the mountains. |
Meeting point Bishkek |
Equipment you will need to bring
Poles
Helmet
Ice axe
Pulley
Goggles
Harness
Backpack
Crampons
Sunglasses
Belay device
Watter bottle
About the guide
Grigory is a passionate and experienced KMGA/IFMGA/UIAGM guide with plenty of mountaineering under his belt. He has a Russian sports master which he acquired in 2006, he was the 2007 Moscow Mountaineering Champion and has guided since 2008 in Nepal, the Caucasus, Tien Shen range, Alps, and more. He is also a Certified Alpine Ski instructor since 2014 and has an Avalanche Rescue certificate from the Russian Association of Mountain Guides.
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