To Base Camp 3600m

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01A Jerome Ryan and Lal Sing Tamang meet at Manas International Airport Bishkek the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan
01B Boarding our flight to Osh on the tarmac at Manas International Airport Bishkek Kyrgyzstan
01C Arriving at Osh International Airport Osh Kyrgyzstan on our way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
02A Driving past a statue of legendary Manas on the way from Osh Airport to Osh Kyrgyzstan on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
02B Jerome Ryan and Olga Rybianova of Ak-Sai Travel meet in Osh Kyrgyzstan on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
03A Alymbek Datka statue and street arch at the starting point of Pamir Highway in Osh Kyrgyzstan on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
03B Alymbek Datka statue in Osh Kyrgyzstan on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
04A Driving on the Pamir Highway from Osh Kyrgyzstan toward Chirchik Pass on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
04B Yurts dot the hills next to the Pamir Highway from Osh Kyrgyzstan toward Chirchik Pass on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
04C A traffic jam of cows on the Pamir Highway from Osh Kyrgyzstan toward Chirchik Pass on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
05A Yurts dot the green hills from the Pamir Highway as the road nears Chirchik Pass on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
05B A yurt on the side of the Pamir Highway as the road nears Chirchik Pass on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
06A The Pamir Highway rises to the Chirchik Pass 2405m after an hour drive from Osh on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
06B The Pamir Highway zig zags down from the Chirchik Pass 2405m on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
06C Looking back up at the green hills of Chirchik Pass 2405m from The Pamir Highway on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
07A Our bus for the ride on The Pamir Highway to Lenin Peak Base Camp
07B A truck overloaded with hay on the Pamir Highway between Chirchik Pass and Taldyk Pass on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
08A Mountain scenery on the Pamir Highway between Chirchik Pass and Taldyk Pass on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
08B Fertile land and small villages hug the mountain scenery on the Pamir Highway between Chirchik Pass and Taldyk Pass on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
08C The Pamir Highway snakes past a river and green fertile land and red hills between Chirchik Pass and Taldyk Pass on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
09A Nomads outside their yurt with clothes drying on the line just before Taldyk Pass on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
09B Nomad trailers and horses just before Taldyk Pass on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
10A The Pamir Highway zig zags up the steep hill towards Taldyk Pass 3615m on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
10B The Pamir Highway on the top of Taldyk Pass 3615m on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
10C Memorial to engineer Yuri Frantsevich Grushko who helped design and construct the road across the Taldyk Pass 3615m on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
10D The Pamir Highway statue of a snow leopard on the top of Taldyk Pass 3615m on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
11A View of the Pamir Highway ahead with Lenin Peak poking above the surrounding hills from Taldyk Pass 3615m on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
11B Lenin Peak poking above the surrounding hills on the Pamir Highway from Taldyk Pass 3615m on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
12A Horses graze in the green hills next to yurts on the descent from Taldyk Pass toward Sary Tash on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
12B Horse traffic jam on the Pamir Highway between Taldyk Pass and Sary Tash on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
12C The Pamir Highway leads to Sary Tash with the broad snow-capped Trans-Alay Mountain Range beyond on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
13A We stopped at a traditional yurt in Sary Tash for lunch on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
13B We stopped at a traditional yurt in Sary Tash for lunch on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
14A The Pamir Highway after leaving Sary Tash with the broad snow-capped Trans-Alay Mountain Range beyond on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
14B Lenin Peak from the Pamir Highway after leaving Sary Tash on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
15A After driving about 45 minutes on the Pamir Highway after leaving Sary Tash we turned off the highway toward Lenin Peak Base Camp
15B After leaving the Pamir Highway we drove on a bridge over the river and turned toward Lenin Peak Base Camp
15C Lenin Peak towers across the plan after leaving the Pamir Highway on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
16A Mountain range includes Lenin Peak towering above the plain after leaving the Pamir Highway on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp
16B Driving on the dirt road across the plain with Lenin Peak towering in the distance on the way to Lenin Peak Base Camp