| Day 2 |
Transfer by bus from Tashkent to Uzgarish (250 km, 8 h).
Camp at the Ak-Mechet river. Camp (1500 m). |
| Day 3 |
We travel along mountain road to the confluence
of Aksu and Karasu rivers (10 km. 5 h). The mountain slopes
are covered with fir forests. Panoramic views of the peaks Aksu
and Iskander open up. Camp (2600 m). |
| Day 4 |
Acclimatization. Circuit walking to the area of the Aksu peak
(5355 m), the highest peak and a favorite place of trekkers
and climbers. The mountain gives the impression of absolute
inaccessibility. An excellent place to make photos. The pyramid-shaped
summit has on its northern face a vertical cliff wall of 1.5
kilometers, to the left from the summits protrudes the beautiful
two-headed Iskander peak (5163 m). The views of the adjacent
mountains take our breath away. It-s a place for ideal photos.
We continue by a good path to the right bank of the Aksu river
and ascend to the moraine of the Aksu glacier via heaps of stones.
En route we visit the yurts of shepherds and to know their way
of life. |
| Day 5 |
Crossing of the Uryam pass (3760 m, 8 km,
5 h). The pass starts from the river confluence and goes through
slopes covered with conifer trees. We gain a complete panoramic
view of the summit with the romantic name ?Parus¦. Some twenty
minutes after the start of the descent we reach a good place
on the slope, from where we enjoy an exciting view of the whole
Uryam river. Camp on the riverbank. |
| Day 6 |
Daily round trip up the Uryam river to the glacier of the
same name. Good pass, easy day (8 km,5 h). |
| Day 7 |
Descent along the Uryam river till the confluence
with the Laylak-Mazar river. The final section of the way goes
in a narrow canyon (9 km, 4 h). |
| Day 8 |
Up the Laylak-Mazar river to the Sabakh canyon (7 km, 3,5
h). |
| Day 9 |
Daily trip to the Sabakh glacier (12 km,
6 h). A good path leads to a small moraine of the glacier with
dramatic views over the great walls of the Sabakh peak (5282
m). |
| Day 10 |
The last yet the most challenging day of the trek. Descent
along the Laylak-Mazar river to the Uzgarish village (15 km,
7 h). We go by a path that turns into an old road. We visit
the houses in Uzgarish and talk to the locals. Camp near the
village (1200 m). Farewell party, bonfire, songs. |
| Day 11 |
Transfer to Tashkent (290 km, 8 h). |
