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The question about where should You spend May celebrations is not going to be the question at all in case You make up Your mind to spend it at Chimgan mountains. May Alpiniad in Chimgan mountains is annual and always solemn event for mountaineers not only from Uzbekistan but also from close countries, when possibility to pass by loved and by untrodden routes appears, when You have a chance to rise Your mountaineer’s rank, to look at beginners, and when these beginners have a chance to get the rank of «the first step in mountaineering school» leaver. Peace of mind, fun company, evening campfire and songs with the guitar accompaniment coexist here successfully with professional ascents to the summit of Big Chimgan mountain (3309m) and Okhotnichy peak (3099m).
What does it mean - May Alpiniad in Chimgan mountains in Uzbekistan?
May Alpiniad in Chimgan mountains is:
- long-expected opportunity to leave noisy and problematic City and to reload Your mind with mountain wind.
- annual possibility to spend May with huge benefit for Yourself and for Your mountaineer’s health.
- ideal transport availability of the region of Big Chimgan mountain (3309m), abundance of different routes according any desire and mountaineer’s rank (there are categories graduation from 1B to 4B including - according Russian scale), easily accessible rocky and snow areas for training where You could improve Your skills, and also prepare young generation in moral and physical way to their mountaineer’s future; there are a lot of convenient glades for tent camps, handy and crystal-clear water - what else would You desire for full-fledged active rest? By the way, You can take here Your family, too. Your children could be trusted to care of special «kind and attentive» guides who will lead them by most beautiful and safe paths. In case Your parents / wives / babies don’t belong in «Spartan conditions» of mountaineer’s camp then it’s possible to accommodate them at comfortable cottage - there is 30 minutes to walk there. But - of course - that’s much more fun and cool to live all together - to farewell the sun being all together under guitar’s melody, to eat potato baked in live coals of the «pioneer"s campfire» being all together, to wake up with first (well, with first of second) rays of the sun being all together.
- unique chance to catch most wonderful and abloom period of the Spring in mountains when first tulips appear from under the snow cover, and juicy young bright-green grass gladdens the eye and presents most «orange mood» everybody who want it! Gratis!
- and finally this is rare chance to combine Your active mountain «rest» with interesting short sightseeing around ancient towns of Uzbekistan. Why wouldn’t You «catch two rabbits at the same vacation» ?
In case all above-listed did not persuade You yet to run to the nearest ticket office for the ticket to Country of oriental fairy tales and mountain extreme – Uzbekistan – then reach our tour operators, they can suggest to You additional attractive offers which are going to solve all Your doubts! As well - polite and experienced tour operators will be glad to share with You by all detailed information concerning Big Chimgan mountain as well as concerning all adjacent regions and about Country in tote. Welcome!
We offer programs for:
1. Climbers of some standing – there is a possibility to raise one’s rank;
2. Beginners who want to become the climbers under the direction of skilled instructors;
3. Families which have one or two persons are fond of mountains but birth of children is a barrier for progress in alpinism. Viva family rest!
Information about Mountaineer’s Camp:
Encampment of mountaineers is situated in Ak-Say gorge in 80km from Tashkent at the altitude of 1600m above sea level. Per se, it"s some kind of Camp with plenty of tents and central «street» in the middle. Besides mountaineers, simple holidaymakers who have been thinking too a long time about running away from city problems close to Nature come to the Camp, too. Also we arrange active rest for children in our Camp (we provide guide-instructor) including for children with individual requests, special meal etc. (it should be ordered at preliminary correspondence with our tour operators). There is qualified mountain doctor is being on duty every day at our Camp, and You can apply to him for help anytime.
Accommodtion: comfortable tents for two. We provide camping mats for Your comfort.
Camp facilities:
| • | Mess-room which is dining-tent at the same time (spacious marquee-tent); |
| • | Kitchen (marquee-tent); |
| • | «Red Fox Family» tents for two; |
| • | Music, guitar, table games and computer; |
| • | Volleyball net; |
| • | Electricity (220V, 50Hz); |
| • | Toilet (field toilet tent) - it’s kept at absolutely clear hygienic state (daily processing with antibacterial agent), it’s in excess supply of toilet paper inside; |
| • | At will You can visit sauna with steam room and shower - all these useful things are in «Chimgan Oromgokhy» mountain complex (for additional not much payment). |
According to your request and the complex of necessary services we work out an individual program for you. By your request we also can give the description of all routes to Chimgan summit. The standard program is assigned for the beginners who have no climbing training. The given program includes familiarization course of lectures on the climbing technique and the refinements of being in the mountains, practical exercises and also the ascents to Chimgan summit (3309 m).
Dates of carrying out the program: 30.04.2009 – 11.05.2009
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Program of the tour «Badger»: | |
| Day 1 | Arrival in Tashkent – very hospitable city which pleases you with sunny already quite summer weather from the first minutes. Meeting at the airport, transfer and accommodation at the hotel where you will be surrounded with care and attention and feel yourself to be the long-awaited guest. Rest. According to the time of arrival an individual program of walking about the city will be worked out. |
| Day 2 | Transfer to Chimgan (90 km, ~2 hours). Accommodation in the tents for two persons in Climbing camp in Aksay gorge near the North-West ridge of Chimgan. At the same day we call your attention to some lections (“Safety in the mountains”, “First aid”) which enlarge your knowledge about how to spend time in the mountains without harming yourself and liberalize you. The lections will be given by experienced climbers, the members of search-and-rescue service. The evening will be spent in cosy little gathering with songs to the accompaniment of the guitar near the fire. |
| Day 3 | After breakfast - snow exercises. This is the first day of exercises for the participants of the alpiniad. You must take into account that if you don’t take part into these exercises you will not be allowed to make an ascent! Experienced and skilled instructors of the best climbers will teach you the technique of raising and descending on the snow slopes, climbing in bunches, stopping at the snow slopes and just how not to lose your head when there is no usual level asphalt coat underfoot. |
| Day 4 | After breakfast - rocky exercises. Instruction of the beginners will continue on the rocks of various category of complexity. All participants set out on Kozlinoe gorge near by early in the morning. The Uzbekistan championship for ice climbing is carried out here in winter. Many rocky routes are available for anyone who are not afraid to try his strength and experience. But don’t run risks for no reason: he route could be much more complicated than it seemed to be at first sight. For a start you will be shown how to raise and descent at the rocks using P-shaped railings. Our guides and instructors will watch at the process closely. |
| Day 5 | The early waking up because of the day of the first practice ascent – ascent to Small Chimgan (2100 m). You will need endurance and patience. The first reduced summit and unforgettable view at Charvak reservoir and Ugam and Pskem ranges which surround it will become your award. The view is really wonderful, believe us!!! But that is not all. You are in for the descent to Gulkam ravine. During it you will thread your way through the real birchen grove. Picturesque surroundings will make exercises during the walking-tour fascinating and not very exhausting. You will learn how to go down on the grass slopes and make crossings trough the mountain rivers. |
| Day 6 | The morning before the ascent. Early army waking up, high-calorie breakfast and fitting out the rucksacks. The ascent to the summit of Big Chimgan along the route 1b “The North-West ridge” lies ahead. The route is not complicated but it is quite long (6-7 hours). It seems that all the world is underfoot when you stay here at the top, at the height of 3309 m. But don’t relax: the way down also demands forces and caution. Just after descending you will be consecrate into the climbers – this is the real tradition which is recurred annually. The sacrament of it is concealed from the eyes of city people by the summit of Big Chimgan. What is then – then is the festive table and everything good what comes with it. |
| Day 7 | The second series of rocky exercises. Some new lessons from our instructors and by the end of the exercises you will ascent and descent on the rocks using climbing irons and hung stations confidently. |
| Day 8 | One more ascent will be added to your attainment. Big Chimgan and another route 1b “Central ravine”. The route is quite different from the previous one: it is not so long but you will have to go on the snow all the time. That could cause some complications. And could not cause! Triumph when reaching the top which is already familiar to you and that’s time to go down. There is a surprise for you here: instead of unmounted descent you are in for half-hourly sliding down along the Central ravine which overshadows all the hardship of the ascent. Aqua-park with its slides is not comparable with the descent on your own fifth point with an ice-axe at the ready. |
| Day 9 | The day of rest. Finally you can have a rest properly after exhausting ascents. You can go to Charvak reservoir. You can swim and sunbathe here. Have a rest from your rucksack and snow. |
| Day 10 | The 9th of May – the Victory Day. You can make something special in this Great day. Your first ascent along the route of 2A category of complexity, for example. Some more rocks, more danger, more requirement consequently. And there will be a feast in the evening and not very good morning… |
| Day 11 | Transfer to Tashkent. Flight to the mother-land. |
The cost of such program is 430 $
The cost tour includes:
| • | meeting / seeing-off at the airport; |
| • | registration of all necessary documents (registration in OVIR, ecological fees and so on); |
| • | accommodation at “Grand Raddus” 2* hotel; |
| • | transfer Tashkent - Chimgan – Tashkent; |
| • | services in Climbing camp: |
| - | accommodation in double tents of Climbing camp; |
| - | meal - full board (3-times hot manifold meal cooked by professional cookers, it’s possible to have vegetarian meal or made to order meal); |
| - | dining room - mess-room for the rest, meal and entertainment (music, looking through the photos on the computer, guitar and so on); |
| - | WC, check-room; |
| - | medical care (professional doctor-reanimator); |
| - | electricity 220 V, 50 Hz; |
| - | guide and instructor service; |
| - | rent of public equipment – tents, ropes, safety, kitchen and navigation equipment; |
| - | registration in rescue party. |
The cost tour doesn’t include:
| • | the cost of air or rail tickets to the point of the beginning of the program (Tashkent) and back; |
| • | rent of personal equipment. |
Rescue party and the procedure of coming out to the route:
In run of carrying out the Alpiniad The Federation of Climbing and Rock-climbing organizes the rescue party which consists of skilled instructors and guides who are ready to come to the rescue at any moment. Before any ascent every participant is examined by the doctor. The obligatory registration of climbers before the ascent is made in the book of coming out by the head of control-rescue service of the Alpiniad. On returning the certificates are given.
Recommendation:
It is advisable to have the following climbing equipment and inventory: Rucksack (capacity of 60-100 liters), mountain or track boots with welts for grapnels, mountain sunglasses (to have a spare one), sunscreen (no less than 25 factor), lipstick (hygienic), personal individual first-aid set, powder-puff, warm and waterproof trousers, warm gloves, hat, cap, summer clothes (shorts, T-shorts), weatherproof clothing, warm wool half-hose (2-3 pairs), warm sweater or jersey, shoe covers, ice-axe, climbing grapnels, helmet, safety system(stud), carabine (with a muff – 3 items, steel with a muff – 1 item, without muff – 1-2 items), “jumar” (clamp on the rope), a rope (4-6 mm, 2-3 m), head lamp.
If you are used to any specific/unique meals – please take it with you because we cannot guarantee that we have them in the camp.
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