Will you dare to try the Peak Lenin summit ? Every year, this mountain, located in the south of Kyrgyzstan and considered as the most accessible 7000m peak in the world, attracts many alpinists. Although the climb is not very technical, it requires a strong mountaineering experience. Climbing Peak Lenin takes several days, with hikes of 7 to 9 hours each day, and over 1,000m altitude to climb each day. The first days of the program are dedicated to progressive acclimatization, with ascents to ca...
Manas airport - Bishkek
You’ll be welcomed at the Manas Airport by your driver and a Kyrgyz What team member. You’ll be given all the necessary documents for your excursion. Then, we’ll bring you to your hotel where you can rest.
Free day
Bishkek - Osh
Early in the morning, you’ll take a domestic flight to Osh.
Osh - Achik-Tash Base Camp (3600 m)
From Osh, you’ll then be transfered to the base camp of Ashik-Tash, located at 3,600 m altitude (11,811 ft). This is the starting point to climb Peak Lenin.
This is your first day at the base camp and the beginning of our adventure. We start acclimatizing with a short hike to a waterfall. We come to our camp for lunch. In the afternoon, we’ll check our equipment with the assisting team.
Achik-Tash Base Camp (3600 m) - Petrovsky Peak
To get used to the altitude, we go on a new hike, this one to the crest of the Petrovsky summit , at 4,000 m altitude. After around 3 hours, you’ll have a wonderful panoramic view on the Alay valley and the Ashik-Tash camp.
Achik-Tash Base Camp (3600 m) - Camp N°1 Lenine
After breakfast, we will leave for Camp 1. It will take around 6 hours to climb up. We walk progressively in the alpine pastures and cross the Puteshestvennikov pass. It’s possible to rent horses to carry your bags (optional).
Elevation: +1000m
Camp N°1 Lenine - Domashni and Yuhin Peaks ( 5100 m)
Today we will climb the Domashniy and Yuhin Summits (5100m) to train.
Elevation: +700m
In the morning, you’ll attend a technical training to prepare for our ascension of Peak Lenin. With your teammates and mountain guides, you’ll go ice climbing and review security rules.
Free time after lunch.
Camp N°1 Lenine - Camp N°2 Lenine
A new day to prepare for our adventure. We leave early in the morning with our crampons. The guide will show the way, and we walk cautiously roped, cross several ice crevasses. The hike is difficult and surprising, but magical.
After 7-9 hours of walking, we reach camp 2. You will cook dinner.
Elevation: +1000m
Camp N°2 Lenine - Camp N°3 Lenine (6100m)
We will leave a little later this morning. At 9 a.m., we continue our climb to Peak Lenin. The slope is abrupt and steep until the crest. We gain in altitude and summit the Razdelnaya Peak .
After 6 hours of hiking, we can rest in our camp. You’ll cook dinner. Elevation: +850m
Camp N°3 Lenine (6100m) - Achik-Tash Base Camp (3600 m)
After these three days of acclimatization, we go back down to base camp. We’ll leave early in the morning and go down the snowy slopes. Around lunchtime, we’ll arrive at camp 1. We’ll arrive at base camp for dinner.
Elevation: -2850m
Day 11
We enjoy this day to rest and relax our muscles. You can go for a short walk in the surroundings or take a swim in the lake.
Day 12
We prepare for the ascension.
Achik-Tash Base Camp (3600 m) - Camp N°1 Lenine
Now that we are acclimatized, this new hiking day will be easier, and require fewer efforts. We will reach camp 1 faster than the first time.
Camp N°1 Lenine - Camp N°2 Lenine
We leave at 4 a.m. towards camp 2. We take the same trail as the first time, but now there are no surprises. We walk together, roped, and cross the crevasses.
You’ll cook dinner.
Camp N°2 Lenine - Camp N°3 Lenine (6100m)
Last efforts before "D Day". You will be well acclimatized and the climb will be easier. After 4 or 6 hours of climbing, you will reach camp 3.
You’ll prepare dinner.
Camp N°3 Lenine (6100m) - Peak Lenine
Finally, the day has come! To reach the summit, we’ll have to get up before sunrise. In roped teams, we’ll walk on the crest before climbing a steep ice slope. The hike is difficult but the motivation of reaching the peak should keep you going. The terrain is snowy and rocky. At the summit, you’ll be awed by an amazing panorama and overwhelmed by your emotions. Victory!
Elevation: +1050
Beware! You should reach the summit before 2 p.m., at which time you’ll hae to turn back for the base camp.
Camp N°3 Lenine (6100m) - Camp N°1 Lenine
Early in the morning, we will head back towards camp 1, where we will have lunch.
Elevation: -2250m
Camp N°1 Lenine - Achik-Tash Base Camp (3600 m)
We go back to Ashik-Tash, and finish this mountaineering adventure! We’ll be greeted with a warm welcome at the base camp and certificates attesting our climb.
It’s possible to hire horses to carry your bags (optional).
Day 19
Since we cannot predict weather forecasts in this region and altitude, we use this day as an extra day to accommodate our trip to the climate.
Achik-Tash Base Camp (3600 m) - Osh
Transfer back to Osh in the morning. You’ll be taken to a hotel where you can rest in well-deserved comfort.
Osh - Bishkek
Flight back to the capital. You’ll be transferred to your hotel.
Bishkek - Manas airport
Bishkek – Manas Airport
Breakfast in the hotel. We take you back to the international airport in Bishkek, at the time of your flight.