| The common place
for most expeditions getting started to Pobeda and Khan Tengri peaks from
Kirgizia is alpine base in the Karakol town (former Przhevalsk). It takes
about 6 hr.. by truck crossing Chon-Ashuu pass to reach the frontier guard
checkpoint Mayda-Adir from there. There are some helicopter's flights
daily (30 min., $100 per person) from this point to BC (4000 m, S. Iniltchek
gl.), or, alternatively, 3-4 day difficult walk. |
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| There is a becoming
dilapidated monument to the road's constructors on the way to Iniltchek. |
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| Basically, you
can reach the Maida-Adir by car, which was successfully demonstrated by
the part of our team, who raided through the Chon-Ashuu pass (3800 m)
on their own "Moskvitch-2141". |
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| You can found the
mountain symbol - edelweiss - on the way up from Maida-Adir to the S.
Inilchek gl. |
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| Pobeda peak as
seen from helicopter going to land near BC on the moraine of S. Inilchek
gl. |
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| One of the BC (former
MAL - International Mountaineering Camp) is located on the left-side moraine
of S. Inilchek gl. The another camp is on the opposite side of the glacier. |
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| The friendly meeting
with the Japanese team. Nobody knows what the dramatic continuation of
this meeting will take place not far... |
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| The triumphal eating
of the watermelons carried from the civilization in the close family's
circle. Left to right: Efimov, Sorokin, Dubovik, Gonenko, Markeev, Bondarev,
Vasenkov. |
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| The dining tent
in the BC. There are the Zvezdochka [Little Star] gl., Dikiy pass, Pobeda
peak to the behind.. |
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| From the BC one
can see the fantastic view of Khan Tengri crowned with the cloud nimbus
around the summit. The spurs of the Chapayev peak are seen to the
left of Khan. |
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