Rock walls of Liailiak and Karavshin.
That is the program for alpinists, specialised on the wall-ascents. The summits in upper reaches of the Liailiak and Karavshin rivers on the Southern Kyrghyzstan territory look like the mountains in South Patagonia but they are higher and have rock walls of 2 km. The mountains in the basin of the Liailiak river are more interesting for ascents: Ak-Suu 5355 m, Blok 5229 m, Iskander 5120 m.There is the highest point of this region the Piramidalnyi peak 5509 m in the basin of t he Karavashin river in 30 km to the east. Near you can see mountains with rock walls. Those are the Asan-Usen and Russia peaks. Short approaches (about 5 km) from the base camps lead to walls. Steepness is of 60-90 degrees. Season: June - September.The size isn`t limited.

DAYS.
1: Arrival in Tashkent, picking up by ITMC "Tien-Shan" representative, move to the hotel (**), rest;
2: Buying food for base camp after that transfer to Vorukh (or Katran) Karavshin Valley (7-9 hours), night in tents;
3: Trek to the base camp Karavshin (or Ak-Su ) valleys, your luggage willbe carried by horses (one horse take 50-60 kg. of the luggage), tent camp;
4-21: Climbing, accommodation in tents;
22: Descent to Vorukh (or Katran), luggage by horses, night in tents;
23: Picking up by car, move to Tashkent, accommodation in the hotel, rest
24: Transfer to the airport, help with checking procedure, departure. Conditions. The members carry out ascents themselves with their own outfit.

Services.
Transport, picking up-seeing-off, accommodation, base camp equipment, food (full board), camp staff (guard-cook-interpreter), radio connection, horses 5-7 horses depends of the size of the group (every horse carry 50-60 kg. of the luggage), long distance radio connection, visa support, police registration and climbing permits.

Extra charge services:

Helicopter flight Tashkent - Vorukh or Katran; Excursion to Samarkand and Bukhara; Experienced mountain guides who knows the region and route of ascents.

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