Tajikistan: Artuch Alplager to Chukurak Pass Таджикистан: Альплагер Артуча до перевала Чукурак This short dayhike from the popular tourist base at the Artuch Alplager climbs to the Chukurak Lakes and Chukurak Pass, from where there are excellent views of the Kulikalon Lakes below. Although it can easily combined with the […]
Kyrgyzstan: Boz Uchuk Lakes Trek Кыргызстан: Озера Боз Учук The Boz Uchuk Lakes trek starts in one of trekking in Kyrgyzstan‘s most picturesque hubs at Jyrgalan village, takes in three delightful open valleys and two relatively easy passes, and finishes with a campsite near a pair of pristine alpine lakes […]
Kyrgyzstan: Shatyly Panorama Кыргызстан: Панорама Шатылы Shatyly Panorama is a short but rewarding viewpoint hike from the Boz-Salkyn Valley (near the town of Bokonbaevo) to an overlook with incredible views of the South Shore of Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kol Lake. Barely even long enough to call it a hike in Kyrgyzstan, we […]
China: Tiger Leaping Gorge (虎跳峡) Tiger Leaping Gorge is one of the most popular tourist hikes in China, and with good reason. First off, to get there you have to pass through the reconstructed old town of the village of Lijiang. Once you’re on the trail, a pretty painless transfer […]
Tajikistan: Kulikalon Lakes Hike Таджикистан: Куликалонские озера The straightforward Kulikalon Lakes Hike, a three-day route in the Fann Mountains, is among the most popular treks in Tajikistan (particularly those outside of the Pamirs). Starting and ending at trailhead alplagers (mountain huts) and taking in several beautiful strings of mountain lakes, […]
Kyrgyzstan: Ratsek Hut Кыргызстан: хижина рацека A classic hike for climbers and trekkers in Kyrgyzstan, the trek to Ratsek Hut (хижина рацека in Russian) is for many local mountaineers the first step on holidays to climb the peaks that surround the Ak-Sai Glacier, for which the Ratsek Cabin is a […]