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Ak-Suu Traverse Unsupported: Day 9
The last 10 km towards Jeti Ögüz are probably the least scenic part of the trek.
The trail becomes more developed and the final section follows a bigger road with construction work. Not the dream ending, but after nine days on the trail, reaching the destination by foot still felt…
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Ak-Suu Traverse Unsupported: Day 6
The landscape around Ala Kol Lake is absolutely stunning.
But be prepared:
- This is the busiest section of the trek.
- The trail from Altyn Arashan to Ala Kol is a very used horse path, which makes hiking more difficult due to all the mud
- Compared to the…
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Ak-Suu Traverse Unsupported: Day 5
We originally planned to stay overnight in Altyn Arashan after crossing the pass.
The valley is beautiful, but the village itself was not really our thing. It was very busy with many day tourists, so we decided to continue.
Instead, we found a quiet camping spot in the forest before…
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Ak-Suu Traverse Unsupported: Day 4
After leaving the yurt camp, we followed the river uphill for a long time to look for a suitable stop to cross.
Because of the heavy rain from the previous day, the water level was higher than usual. The crossing turned out to be quite tricky so eventually we took…
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Ak-Suu Traverse Unsupported: Day 3
Before reaching the pass before Jergez Yurt Camp, we got caught in a thunderstorm. We arrived completely soaked and decided to stay overnight instead of continuing.
The experience:
- slept in a very spacious 2 people tent
- Simple dinner (rice with vegetables, as we eat vegan)
- We could…
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Ak-Suu Traverse Unsupported: Day 2
After the Terim Tor Bulak Pass, we reached a wide river crossing in the valley. Depending on the water level, crossing without help can be very difficult or even impossible. Some locals offered to take us across with horses, which we accepted. After a little negotiation, we paid around 20…
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