Season:
July - August
Conditions:
The climate of the Central Tien-Shan is continental, dry, with
significant difference between day and night temperatures. Sometimes
the sky can be in clouds and it can be cold for 2 or 3 days. At
the altitude of 3500 m it snows as a rule. Be
ready for these difficulties! While crossing the
glacier you must be able to use safety rope. Every member must have
warm clothes, raincoats, trekking boots, sleeping-bag, carrimat,
trekking-sticks, sunglasses.
Service.
Transport. Full board and lodging in hotels and tent camps. A day of
rest by the Issyk-Kul lake.
Day
1: Arrival in Bishkek. Check in a hotel.
Day
2: Transfer to the Issyk-Kul lake.
Day
3: Transfer to the initial point of
the route at the Dzergalan gorge and a short walk to the camp site.
There are archa, currants, clear water, grassy slopes and firewood
for a bonfire.
Day
4: Cross the nameless pass 3327
m. The way is simple along grassy slopes and scree. Ascent time from
the stop to the pass is 2-3 hours. Descent from the pass to the Dzhergalan
river along the narrow gorge (1-1.5 hours).Descent from the pass to
the Tjup river valley. Altogether the hike time is 6-9 hours.
Day
5: Cross the Ashu-Tor pass to
upper reaches of the Dzhanalach river which flows into a wide valley.
You can get acquainted with herdsmen's life here. Hike time is 5.5
- 5.8 h.
Day
6: Hike to the south along the
Dzhanalach river valley to Echkilitash pass (4 - 6 hours).The nice
view of the summits of the Sari-Dzhaz range opens from the pass. Descent
( 0.5 hour) to green slopes near Echkilitash river.
Day 7: After
3 - hours descent along the left slope of the Echkilitash gorge the
path comes to the Sari-Dzhas and ascend to the Saridzhaski rang along
its tributary - the Tjuz river.
Day
8: Crossing over Tjuz Pass
(4001 m). It is possible to by-pass the glacier walking on scree to
the right. It takes you 3 - 4 hours to ascend the pass. Descend on
the scree and a grassy slope to the Inilchek river. Hike time 6 -
7 hours.
Day
9: Day of rest, short walk
along Inilchek valley.
Day
10: Trek along Chon Kyzylsuu valley,
picking up by car and transfer to Issyk - Kul lake, accommodation
in resort
Day
11-12: Radial trekking to the Merzbacher
lake and Shokalsky glacier, where between stones you can easily find
nice crystals of tourmaline, quartz, fluorite, topaz and other minerals.
Day
13:
:Helicopter flight to the Diky glacier. Hike to
the base camp "Inilchek".
Day
14:
Hike to the foot of the Diky peak 3 - 4 hours.
Day
15:
Ascent of the Diky Peak (4832 m).A nice view of
the highest summits of Tien-Shan opens from the peak.(Time of the
ascent and descent is 8 - 10 hours).
Day
16:
Return to the base camp.
Day
17:
Helicopter flight to the Maida-Adyr base.
Day
18:
Transfer over the Chon-Ashu pass to the Issyk-Kul
lake.
Day
19:
Rest by the lake.
Day 20:
Transfer to Bishkek or Almaty. Hotel.
Day
21:
Departure from Bishkek or Alma -Ata.

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