Tuyuktor glaciers in Alamedin gorge.

“…Man's struggle with the summit goes beyond mountaineering in its purely sporting sense. In my eyes, she is a symbol of the struggle between man and the forces of nature; it clearly expresses the continuity of this difficult battle and the solidarity of all who took part in it. ... Soon after our return from Everest, some of us had to talk with a group of students. One of them asked me: “What is the point of climbing Everest? Were you financially interested or was it just some kind of crazy?"

John Hunt.

Walk to Alamedin glacier.

The Tuyuktor (Alamedin) glacier is located in the upper reaches of the Alamedin River, descends from the crest of the ridge into the valley of the Alamedin River, and is located on the northern slope of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too in the Alamudun district of the Chui oblast.
The Tuyuktor glacier is divided into Western and Eastern branches. The rocky meridional cofferdam divides the glaciers into two parts. The perimeter of the Tuyuktor Zapadny glacier is 12,700 meters, the area reaches 6.11 square kilometers.
The length of the Tuyuktor West glacier is 2500 meters, the width is 2200 meters. In the northwestern part of the Tuyuktor Zapadny glacier, there is the Georgiy Sedov pass, 4280 meters above sea level, the path through which leads to the Toktogul glacier.
In the southwestern part of the glacier, there is the Tuyuktor Zapadny pass (Jurmala), 4060 meters above sea level, the path through which leads to the Natalya glacier. The perimeter of the Tuyuktor Vostochny glacier is 10,150 meters, the area reaches 3.11 square kilometers.
The length of the Tuyuktor Vostochny glacier is 2.1 kilometers, the width in the southern part is 1.8 kilometers. In the eastern part of the Tuyuktor Vostochny glacier, there is the Skalisty pass, 3940 meters high, the path through which leads to the Ashutor river gorge and the Alamedin lakes, located below in the gorge of the same name.
The Tuyuktor glacier is the most extensive and longest in the Alamedin River basin.
Geographic coordinates of the Western Tuyuktor Glacier: N42 ° 24'39.20 "E74 ° 39'51.72"
Geographic coordinates of the Vostochny Tuyuktor glacier: N42 ° 24'39.57 "E74 ° 41'23.11"

Authority and photos by
Alexander Petrov.