To the Pearl of the Northern Tien Shan
Almaty - Sports Complex Medeo (1 700 m) – Butakovskiy pass (2 900 m) - river Leviy Talgar (Left Talgar) - Dmitriyev’s glacier - Festivalniy pass (4 010 m) - lake Jasil Kol (3 116 m) - Ozerniy pass (3 507 m) - Bolshoye Almatinskoye (The Big Almaty) Lake (2 600 m) - Almaty.
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Season
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July – September
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Duration
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7 days, 6 nights
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Average time of walking per day
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5-6 hours
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Difference of heights
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1700m-4010m
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Category of difficulty
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Weather conditions
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Average day temperature +16°С…+20°С
Average night temperature +4°С...+8°С
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The focus of our attention in this tour is the pearl of the Northern Tien-Shan mountains, the lake Jasil-Kol, situated at the linking spot between the ranges of Zailiyskiy and Kungey Alatau at the height of 3 116 m above sea level. Unique in its beauty, this lake is surrounded by magnificent mountain peaks which are reflected in its turquoise-blue water.
The route to this lake runs along the picturesque ravine of the river Leviy (left) Talgar, famous for the variety of the landscape patterns. We shall go through the coniferous forest and find ourselves in the zone of the Alpine meadows, gradually changing into the Alpine tundra in the course of the ascent. Further upwards there are only the never-melting snows of the summits and the glaring glaciers, along one of which (the Dmitriyev’s glacier) we are to ascend to the Festivalniy pass (4 010 m).
After the descent from the pass we shall approach the object of our journey the lake Jasil-Kol.
Having had a short rest at the coast, we shall start on our way to the Bolshoye (Big) Almatinskoye lake. While walking along the winding path through the Alpine meadows, we shall have a good chance to marvel at the splendid panorama of the mountains around us and the fragile, fuzzy edelweiss flowers under our feet.
From the Bolshoye Almatinskoye lake we shall drive back to Almaty to complete the tour.
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Itinerary
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Day 1
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Drive from Almaty to the Sports Complex Medeo (1700 m) /1.5 hour/ Walk along the ravine of the river Kim-Asar to the Butakovskiy pass (2 900 m) /3.5 hours/. Descent to the ravine of the river Leviy Talgar. /2 hours/. Night in tents. Camp 1 (2 100 m).
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Day 2
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Breakfast. Packing. Walk up the valley of the river Leviy (left) Talgar to Solnechnaya Polyana (Sunny Glade) (2 700 m) – 5 hours. Night in tents. Camp 2. (2 700 m)
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Day 3
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Breakfast. Packing. Walk: Solnechnaya Polyana (2 700 m) - moraine of Dmitriyev’s glacier (3 600 m) /6 hours/. Night in tents. Camp 3. (3 600 m).
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Day 4
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Breakfast. Packing. Ascent to Festivalniy pass (4 010 m) /2.5 hours/. Descent from the pass along the left bank of the river Yugo-Zapadniy (South-Western) Talgar /2.5 hours/. Night in tents. Camp 4 (3 300 m).
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Day 5
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Breakfast. Packing. Walk along the river Chong-Kemin to the lake Jasil-Kol (3 116 m) /3 hours/ Night in tents. Camp 5 (3 100 m).
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Day 6
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Breakfast. Packing. Walk: the lake Jasil-Kol (3 116 m) - river Kel-Almaty - the pass Ozerniy (3 507 m) /5 hours. Night in tents. Camp 6 (3 400 m).
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Day 7
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Breakfast. Packing. Walk: the pass Ozerniy (3 507 m) - river Ozernaya - Bolshoye(Big) Almatinskoye lake (2 600 m) /3 hours/. Drive to Almaty /2 hours/.
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