Trek To Camp 1 4400m

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01 Chart showing the distance km, duration hours, ascent and descent metres from Base Camp to Camps 1,2,3,4 and summit of Lenin Peak
02A Weighing our duffle bags to be carried by horses from Base Camp to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
02B Horses leaving Base Camp 3600m carrying our duffle bags to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
03A This old military-style truck carried us from Base Camp 3600m to the beginning of the trek at 3800m toward Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
03B The old cowboy-like driver of the old military-style truck carrying us from Base Camp 3600m to the beginning of the trek at 3800m toward Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
03C The rough road with Lenin Peak beyond from the old truck carrying us from Base Camp 3600m to the beginning of the trek at 3800m toward Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
03D The green hills lead to the gorge with Lenin Peak white above on way from Base Camp 3600m to the beginning of the trek at 3800m toward Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
04A First part of the hike from beyond Base Camp at 3800m to Travellers Pass 4133m was 2.6km, took an hour, elevation gain 310m on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
04B The first part of the hike from beyond Base Camp at 3800m enters a gorge on the way to Travellers Pass 4133m on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
05A Memorial plaques to climbers who died on Lenin Peak in recent years at entrance to gorge on the way to Travellers Pass 4133m
05B Memorial plaque for 43 climbers who died in 1990 on Lenin Peak when an earthquake triggered an ice avalanche that buried a high camp on the way to Travellers Pass 4133m
05C Memorial plaque to a Russian guide who died on August 7, 2015 falling into a crevasse on Lenin Peak at entrance to gorge on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
06A Horses carry our luggage in the gorge to Travellers Pass 4133m on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
06B A small waterfall in the gorge to Travellers Pass 4133m on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
06C Wide U-shaped valley with Travellers Pass 4133m to the left of the red cliff and snow covered mountains beyond on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
07A Crossing the scree slope with the zig zag trail up to Travellers Pass 4133m ahead on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
07B Many zig zag trails lead up to Travellers Puteshestvennikov Pass 4133m ahead on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
08A Arriving at Travellers Puteshestvennikov Pass 4133m on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
08B Sign at Travellers Puteshestvennikov Pass 4133m with distances ahead to camps 1, 2, 3 and the summit on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
08C View from Travellers Pass 4133m with Peak of the 19th Party Congress of the CPSU left, Pik Spartak centre, and Lenin Peak right on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
09 Second part of the hike from Travellers Pass 4133m to the river crossing 4220m was 3.6km, took 75 minutes, elevation gain 206m on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
10A Descending from Travellers Pass 4133m with Pik Spartak centre left and Lenin Peak on right on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
10B After descending from Travellers Pass 4133m to about 4030m the trail ascends slowly with views of Lenin Peak and Glacier on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
10B The trail ascends slowly toward the river crossing on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
10C The trail contours around a scree slope toward the river crossing on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
11A Lenin Peak full summit ridge from Razdelnaya Peak and Lenin Glacier from trail just before the river crossing on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
11B Lenin Peak final summit ridge close up from trail just before the river crossing on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
11C Climbing thru the crevasses and contouring to the right toward camp 2 close up from trail just before the river crossing on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
12 The trail descends to the river crossing 4220m with Razdelnaya Peak L, Peak of the 30th Anniversary of the USSR C, Yuhin Peak R on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
13 The third part of the hike was from the river crossing 4220m was 2.1km, took 45 minutes, with an elevation gain of 170m on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
14A I crossed the river at 4220m on a horse with a small payment on the way to Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
14B The trail was fairly flat and easy with Lenin Peak towering overhead between the river crossing at 4220m and Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m
14C The tents of Ak-Sai Travel Lenin Peak Camp 1 4400m ahead on the trek from the river crossing at 4220m