Short introduction to ITMC Tien-Shan.

•  visa support and all formalities like police registration, permits all of kinds, etc; 
•  accommodation in hotels, traditional yourts, tents; 
•  transport by car, plane, helicopter; 
•  food, cooking; 
•  radio communication, travel equipment, guides, interpreters, porters, consultation, maps, excursions, logistic and so on. 

Businessmen can rely on company’s support during business trips in the Kyrghyz Republic. 
Being managed by highly experienced specialists, the company provides a wide range of reliable services open to everybody. 
The programs included in this catalogue, show ITMC’s possibilities and the sphere of its activity. Usually the company creates individual programmes for its partners and clients. 
Offices and bases. Office in Bishkek: means of communication – telephone, fax, E-mail, radio connection; transport – minibuses, cross country vehicles; equipment store – tents, boots, sleeping bags, power stations, kitchen accessories, etc. 
Every season the company sets up temporary mountain and yourt camps in different areas of Kyrghyzstan. Permanent mountain camp “Inilchek” (3995m above see level) up on the Southern Inilchek glacier. It is equipped with wooden huts, good for 42 seats; tent camp next-door; a helicopter landing place; a blockhouse sauna; kitchen and dining rooms; 220 voltage power station, radio communication. 
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The company organises and executes rescue operations, searching and transportation works in the mountains at all altitudes and along all routes. It provides medical services during and after rescue works and all kinds of assistance and formalities in the cases of urgent repatriation. 
The company rescuers are experienced mountaineers who got a special training in the mountains. 
Rescue operations are carried out with special equipment and helicopters and start 4 – 10 hours after receiving the notice. 
Rescue services are implemented if payment is guaranteed. Insurance, guarantee of Embassies etc. may be considered as the guarantee. 

Offices and bases.
Office in Bishkek: means of communication - telephone, fax, E-mail, radio connection; autotransport -cars, buses and minibuses, cross country vehicles; equipment store - tents, boots, sleeping bags, power stations, kitchen sets, etc. Permanent mountain camp "Inilchek" (at the altitude of 3995m) up on the Southern Inilchek glacier: wooden mountain huts with 2, 3 and 6 seats rooms; tent camp, lending place for helicopter; wooden sauna, kitchen and dining rooms, power station 220 volt, radio communication. Every season the company sets up temporary mountain and yourt camps in different areas of Kyrgyzstan. The company provides reliable services and is staffed by highly experienced touroperators and managers.

Travel Information

Visa.
It is need visa for visit in Kyrgyzstan. It is possible to receive visa in Kyrgyz Embassies in Germany (Bonn), Austria {Wienn), Belgium (Brussels), Switzerland (Geniva), USA (Washington), UK (London), China (Peking) Uzbekistan (Tashkent), Kazahstan (Almaty) or in Bishkek. In other countries visas for Kyrgyzstan give Russian or Kazah Embassies. For receiving visa need invitation, that provides ITMC. Information that need for arrangement invitation: full name, date of birth, passport number, nationality and time of visit. If there is visa one of CIS countries - Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazahstan or Russia, possible three days (unaccounting weekends) transit through other countries without visa.

Insurance.
We reccomendate for visit in Kyrgyzstan have accident and medical insurance. Without guarantee of payment Rescue Company will not arrange rescue work. Before visit we reccomendate make some copies of your documents, including insurance, that need for rescue companies.

Access in different areas of Kyrghyzstan. For access in most part of Kyrghyz territory is enough only visa. But for access in boundary zone, that goes along Chinese border, wide near 50 km, need special permit. The permit may obtain ITMC during two weeks. Beside boundary zone, there are in Kyrghyzstan five zone, where need to buy another permit in Ministry of Tourism and Sport. The zones are Inilchek area, North face of Terskei Range from Aksuu Canyon at East to Dzhuuku Canyon at West, Achiktash (Lenin peak), North face of Turkestan Range, Ala-Archa Valley. Cost of the permit for ascent Pobeda, Khan-Tengry and Lenin peaks is 105 USD, for any other peaks and trekking is 35 USD.

Registration.
If you are going to stay in Kyrgyzstan more then three days, unaccounting weekend, you have to be registered at registration police department OVIR. It could be made by ITMC.

RTM TIEN - SHAN Ltd.®
   The company organise and executes rescue operations, searching and transportation works in the mountains at all altitudes and along all routes. It provides medical services during and after rescue works and all kinds of assistance and formalities in the cases of urgent repatriation.
    The company rescuers are experienced mountaineers who got a special training in the mountains.
    Rescue operations are carried out with special equipment and helicopters and start 4- 10 hours after receiving the notice.
    Rescue services are implemented if payment is guaranteed. Insurance, guarantee of Embassies etc. may be considered as the guarantee.

RTM TIEN - SHAN Ltd.®
rescue, transportation in the mountains and repatriation
1A Molodaia Gvardia Str., Bishkek, 720010, Kyrgyz Republic, CIS
TEL. +996 312 651221; + 996 312 651404; FAX: +996 312 650747
E-mail: itmc@elcat.kg