- Home
- Expeditions
- Aug 18, 2014
-
-
Email -
Facebook -
Pinterest -
Twitter
-
First Report from Pik Lenin Expedition
We have a great group for Pik Lenin, and we had a good first day in the counÂtry. We explored the city of Osh and viewed the most famous sights. First we hiked up SulayÂman MounÂtain, the only World HerÂitage site in KyrÂgyzsÂtan. The mounÂtain has been a desÂtiÂnaÂtion for MusÂlim and pre-MusÂlim pilÂgrimÂages in this 3000 year old city. The mounÂtain is surÂroundÂed by legÂend and it is said that women who ascend the mounÂtain and crawl through an openÂing in the holy rock will have healthy children.
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SulaymanMtn_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=043a5d95cbd9f6ba30adf91e3b57cd38 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SulaymanMtn_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=1ea4a874837d555a963cb6d18e5beb53 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SulaymanMtn_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=0560af9df93ef721de2227a8c6eb7b6e 700w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SulaymanMtn_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=609dd0894b3bf46ef127a793b648c84b 800w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SulaymanMtn_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=04e1acef37b616f31f089238f1ab0980 1000w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SulaymanMtn_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=0481d232e831e8e3d6d9029f74442332 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SulaymanMtn_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=57fa48a3854f5dd96174ab9d9f8acf2b 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SulaymanMtn_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=fda604636142920504a6b552cec76f57 1024w)
Sacred SulayÂman MounÂtain. Tino VilÂlanueÂva photo
Next, we travÂeled to the Great Silk Road Bazaar, the largest, most crowdÂed outÂdoor marÂket in CenÂtral Asia. As earÂly as the 8th cenÂtuÂry, Osh was known as a trade cenÂter along the Silk Road and conÂnectÂed CenÂtral Asia to KashÂgar through the Alay Mountains.
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SpicesatBazaar_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=9ef1c093d928f1c16ed7050e3834c803 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SpicesatBazaar_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=6ab88517ec7349a1c5cfb7ec61086282 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SpicesatBazaar_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=64387a279bd8780589785b75af03363c 700w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SpicesatBazaar_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=f6ae4988d6ef5d07228b70b5f5bcdab3 800w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SpicesatBazaar_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=25ae37af2a97de2a2a9a65c5e9d88e93 1000w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SpicesatBazaar_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=abf469e888b5d68b9d96b29ab41108f2 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SpicesatBazaar_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=e0a08663bbac299628b8f8ba6e950080 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_SpicesatBazaar_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=0a3a3e476c9faca5c214b3796a379827 1024w)
Spices at the Great Silk Road Bazaar. Tino VilÂlanueÂva photo
Osh is still a way staÂtion, conÂnectÂing trade amongst the cenÂtral Asian nations. HowÂevÂer, we have jourÂneyed to find our own way over the mounÂtain passÂes. TomorÂrow we depart on a bus to Pik Lenin and our Base Camp for the climb of this 7000m giant. Stay tuned for our progress up the mountain.
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_GroupatDinner_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=02e4c65fbafb7bab69bcaa112119d270 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_GroupatDinner_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=ee1bcbf1a0ec77e49df16f972af3246b 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_GroupatDinner_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=0523a8caf3fa67888cfb9b6d4a7fd3df 700w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_GroupatDinner_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=d85fb5c7e354fa21f97617ac1c603dde 800w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_GroupatDinner_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=5cd2a0d6bd90e17bbd8c292734afbb0f 1000w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_GroupatDinner_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=4ece2f6391dd7a1dddb7fea508f9e1e4 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_GroupatDinner_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=51aaa26e53200baa607deac1e6e9209e 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_GroupatDinner_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=8d94c98f655c96efb55d0bb3668dc7db 1024w)
The group at dinÂner. Tino VilÂlanueÂva photo
![](https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_MountainsToTheSouth_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=300&s=93eccde19ae5d773703b8ec8de4e3931 300w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_MountainsToTheSouth_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500&s=e12988f439a3025ae2bfd4ff76f853c1 500w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_MountainsToTheSouth_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=700&s=0fe3f3929506b0adad6d97c3069e7512 700w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_MountainsToTheSouth_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=800&s=ea9292ec33d37746152468067bb726ad 800w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_MountainsToTheSouth_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1000&s=b489bcf4cd0dbfeb296693e6da5a0b5f 1000w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_MountainsToTheSouth_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1200&s=8800730568951538e5d0a07b56e459d3 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_MountainsToTheSouth_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1400&s=ceaea30f5f5a4f941bc89f69c3ba4d96 1024w, https://mountain-madness-external.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fkraftwerk-mountain-madness.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fblog%2FIMG_20140817_MountainsToTheSouth_1024px.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=1600&s=327243f5dde08332334e00ef464a673c 1024w)
MounÂtains peekÂing out to the south. Tino VilÂlanueÂva photo
~ MM Guide Tino Villanueva
|