Lenin Peak is a seventhousander peak and located on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Often climbers begin their high-altitude experience with it. It is a snow-ice massif, towering above the circus of the Leninsky glacier for more than 3000m; its slopes steepness reaches of 45 – 55 degrees and has deep cracks. Also, avalanches and ice falls are an increased danger, which is a very frequent phenomenon in this area.
Climbing is associated with big risks, so you need to be prepared physically and psychologically.
1. Duration of the tour: Lenin peak – 21 days; Razdel’naya peak – 16 days; Yukhina peak – 8 days.
2. Season: July-August
3. Level of difficulty: Lenin peak -8/10, Razdel’naya peak -7/10, Yukhina peak – 5/10
4. Number of persons: 1-2 (with one guide)
5. Insurance: necessary
6. Documents: a border pass (it must be issued no later than 1 month before the start of the program)
7. Accommodation: There are high-altitude camps under the Lenin peak: the base camp is located at an altitude of 3700m, the camp 1 is at an altitude of 4200m. These camps provide accommodation in tents.
8. Nutrition:Meals are provided in the base and first camps, above – self-catering, discussed with the guide
9. Program by day: (may be adjusted depending on the level of physical training and qualifications):
1 day: Arrival in the Bishkek, flight to the Osh (or directly flight to the Osh), accommodation in a hotel / guest house
2 day: Transfer from Osh to Achik-Tash base camp (3700m) – 280 km, accommodation in a camp
3 day: Acclimatization hiking to the Travelers’ Pass (4200m)
4 day: Acclimatization hiking to Petrovsky peak (4600m)
5 day: Ascent to the camp 1
6 day: Ascent to the Yukhina peak (overnight stay)
7 day: Descent to the camp 1, then – to the base camp
8 day: – If the program is for Yuhina peak, then transfer to Osh and completion of the program;
– If not-rest day
9 day: Rest day, walking to the lakes
10 day: Ascent to the camp 1
11day: Ascent to the Home peak
12-14 days: Ascent to the camp 2 (6400m), then – to the camp 3 and to the Razdel’naya peak
-If the program is for Razdel’naya peak, then 15-16 days: descent to the base camp, transfer to Osh, the end of the program
-If the program is for Lenin peak, then 15-18 days: ascent to the Lenin peak
18-21 days: descent to the base camp, transfer to Osh, the end of the program
10. List of required personal equipment:
1) Shoes:
– mountaineering boots;
– trekking boots;
– sneakers (or other light footwear for the base and first camps)
2) Headgear:
-hat / baf;
-balaclava:
-cap
3) Warm mittens or gloves (preferably two pairs of each)
4) Clothing:
– waterproof jacket and pants;
– thermal underwear;
– t-shirts, shorts;
– down jacket;
-warm polartec jacket;
– socks (several warm and several light)
5) Sun cream
6) Sunglasses
7) Hygienic lipstick / balm
8) Backpack
9) Sleeping bag
10) Tourist rug
11) Headlamp flashlight and battery reserve
12) Trekking sticks
13) Carabiners
14) Crampons
15) Climbing harness with lanyard of self-insurance
16) Helmet
17) Ice ax
18) Jumar
19) Belay device
11. Cost: depends on the number of participants and their goals.
12. The price includes:
- issuance of a border pass;
- services of a guide with knowledge of Russian and English;
- transfers Osh-Base camp-Osh;
- food and accommodation in the base and first camps
13. The price does not(!) include:
- accommodation in Osh;
- meals on the crossings Osh-Base Camp-Osh;
- member’s insurance.