Khan Tengri is a beautiful mountain with a beautiful name, going back to ancient times, from the writing of Chinese monks in the 7th century. It means «Prince of the Spirits». A great number of exciting legends about this mysterious summit were composed by different people who inhabited the neighboring valleys. One of these legends […]
5 Days Marangu Route Trek Day 1 Kilimanjaro Airport — Arusha You will be met upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Impala Hotel. Dinner at leisure not included in the tour price. Day 2 Marangu Gate — Mandara Hut Transferred after your morning breakfast for Marangu gate. On arrival at Marangu gate, […]
Trip overview Bishkek — Osh — Base Camp (3600m) — Summit (7134m) — Base Camp — Osh — Bishkek Why go there? Lenin Peak is the best start for the «Snow Leopard» climbing program (all five seven-thousanders of the former USSR) and also the best initiation into high altitude climbing and into eight-thousanders’ world accordingly. The «Snow Leopard» title used to be one of the highest sports […]
Why go there? Evghenii Korzhenevxkoy Peak (or just «Korzhenevsky» as Russian climbers call it, stands 13km north of Komminizma (Communism) Peak, in the northern part of the Akademii Nauk (Academy of Sciences) Range. The first scientist to see and measure the peak (on the 23rd of August in 1910) was a Russian geographer, Nikolay Korzhenevsky. […]
Why go there? Kommunizma Peak stands at the junction of the Akademii Nauk (Academy of Sciences) and Pyotr Pervy (Peter the Great) Ranges in the north-west part of the Pamirs. It was Ivan Dorofeev, a Russian military topographer, who did all the surveying of the central part of the Fedchenko Glacer together with the adjoining […]
Trip overview Mineralny Vody — Terskol — Elbrus — Terskol — Mineralny Vody Why go there? Elbrus belongs to a handful of mountains with a very special and irresistible kind of beauty which lies in their shape and setting. Most of them are volcanoes, such as Fujiyama, Ararat and Kilimanjaro, and like all these, this mountain is a world apart. It stands 11km […]
Highest volcano of the world Along the 6 140 km of the Nazca plate lies a chain of near 4 000 volcanic centers. Its major elevation is the Ojos del Salado (litterally: Eyes of the Salty mountain), undisputedly appointed as the highest active volcano on earth and, according to some, the highest volcano, period. The […]
This 9 day climbing tour combines our two highest and most impressive peaks, Mt. Cotopaxi (5897 m) and Mt. Chimborazo (6310 m), with an acclimatization tour, which includes Rucu Pichincha (4698 m), Pasachoa (4200 m) and Iliniza Norte (5116 m). During the excursion we spend a free day in Baños. There you have the possibility […]
Trip overview Mendoza (700m)— Penitentes (2700m)— Aconcagua Provincial Park — Confluencia(3300m) — Base Camp Plaza de Mulas (4250m)— Plaza Canada (4900m) — Nido de Condores (5500m) — Berlin (5900m) — Summit of Mt. Aconcagua (6961m) Why go there? Aconcagua (6961m) is the highest mountain in South America, one of the 7 Summits. It is located […]
Mount Ararat (5165m) is a snow-capped volcanic cone, located in extreme northeast Turkey, ten miles west of Iran, and 20 miles south of Armenia. A smaller cone, Little Ararat (12,877 ft.) rises just southeast of the main peak. The noble mountain rises in isolation above the surrounding plains and valleys, providing an extensive panorama for […]