Mountaineering in Kyrgyzstan
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There is variety of mountaineering activities in Kyrgyzstan. Over 95% of the country is above 1000m and 40% of the territory is above 3000m. This relief was formed by two mountain systems - Tien-Shan and Pamir. Average altitude of Kyrgyzstan is 2500m. Three summits of the coutntry are higher than 7000m. They are Pobeda Peak (7439m) and Khan-Tengri Peak (7010m) in Tien-Shan mountains and Lenin Peak (7134m) in the Pamirs. ITMC Tien-Shan is a leading company in Kyrgyzstan to organize all kinds of mountaineering expeditions. The company possesses all necessary infrastructire and has long-term experience in this field. From 1989 to 2007 it had conducted 98 expeditions. |
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