The arms of two great mountain ranges embrace over 90 per cent of the country: the Tien Shan ("Heavenly Mountains") stretch for 2,500 km from east to west, while the magnificent melee of snowbound peaks which make up the Tajik Pamir spills its dramatic, arid slopes into southern Kyrgyzst...
The Himalayas are one of the youngest mountain ranges on the planet, having formed when the Indian tectonic plate collided with the Eurasian plate around 50 million years ago. The range runs in an arc from northwest to southeast, passing through Nepal, India, China, Bhutan and Pakistan. The ...
Did you know that between its secret gorges and on mountain ranges lie nomadic villages and crystal-clear mountain lakes, that life there follows its natural, traditional, calm rhythm, and that people get to know a stranger as a dear guest? This is Kyrgyzstan. Not the ones with massive ...
Trekking in Kyrgyzstan: A True Mountain Adventure Kyrgyzstan, home to theTien ShanandPamirranges, is a paradise for hikers. Its untouched landscapes, diverse trails, and nomadic culture make it one of the most rewarding trekking destinations. ...
Ionov, D.V., Timofeyev, Y.M., Sinyakov, V.P., Semenov, V.K., Goutail, F., Pommereau, J.-P., Bucsela, E.J., Celarier, E.A., Kroon, M.: Ground-based validation of EOS-Aura OMI NO2 vertical column data in the midlatitude mountain ranges of Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan) and ...
Here you will find the top 15 most beautiful mountain ranges to visit and things to do while you are there.
Kyrgyzstan is home to around 88 major mountain ranges, with most of them forming the formidable Tian Shan. Most of the ranges vary between 100km and 300km in length, and 10km to 40km in width. The Tian Shan comprises 40 peaks over 6,000 meters, with the highest, Victory Peak, stretch...
It’s just the latest challenge on this pioneering ten-day mountain-bike expedition across Kyrgyzstan’s Talas mountain ranges. If our group of seven manages to complete it, we will have travelled 140 miles along ancient nomad trails, climbing to altitudes of more than 4000m, over ten mountain...
Jim has ventured to the top of remote peaks in Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Baffin Island, Patagonia, Peru, and has climbed to 8000m on Mount Everest. In addition to working as a guide for the past 30 years, Jim is one of the world's most accomplished adventure cameramen. He has worked with...
(Placename) a great mountain system of central Asia, in Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of W China, extending for about 2500 km (1500 miles). Highest peak: Jengish Chokusu or Tomur Feng (formerly Pobeda Peak), 7439 m (24 406 ft). Russian name:Tyan-Shan ...