Sights of Maloalmatinsky Gorge.

"You throw your head back -
and the wind, having broken free, rings,
already rushing after the cloud,
like a horseman after a beauty.
Rustling the grass,
Butting the mountains,
Ruffling the fur coats of the clouds.
But then the thunders enter into disputes
The voices of the ages roar"

Ilyas Dzhansugurov "Rock". 1923.

Cable way rides in Zailiysky Alatau.

Gondola or cable way is located at an altitude of 1691 - 4168 meters above sea level, is located in "Medeu" valley in middle part of Maloalmatinskoye gorge and continues to Shymbulak valley and further to Bolshoy Talgarsky pass, on northern slope of Zailiysky Alatau ridge, in Medeu district of Almaty.
On November 12, 2010, the gondola between the Shymbulak ski resort and the "Medeu" sports complex was launched. The gondola became the third in the world in terms of its length. The gondola station in the Medeu tract. The one-way trip itself takes about 15 minutes, during which the cabin slowly rises towards the snow-capped mountains.
The cabins are clean, cozy, warm. There are enough seats for 8 people, a 360-degree view - the cabins are transparent, there are windows. There are 114 cabins, each with a capacity of eight people. The distance between the stations can be covered in just 14 minutes.
With an operating speed of 6 meters per second, the road's capacity is two thousand passengers per hour, which is five times more than before. For the convenience of guests, a parking area for more than 1,000 spaces has been created at the lower "Medeu" station.
Guests and residents of Almaty now have the opportunity to travel from "Medeu" station to Shymbulak station in just 14 minutes in complete safety and comfort of cozy cabins, with a beautiful view of the mountains. A series of cabins of the suspended cable car from "Medeu" to Shymbulak.
This will make Shymbulak more accessible to tourists, respectively, the flow of resort guests will increase several times, which will increase the potential for the development of a healthy lifestyle and sports in the country, while the environmental burden will be significantly reduced by reducing the flow of vehicles into the natural zone.
The length of the "Medeu" - Shymbulak gondola road is 4572 meters. In this indicator, it is the third record-breaking in the world - after the road built in the USA, in the city of Kellogg with a length of 4,979 meters and in France, in the city of Orel with a length of 4,942 meters.
In addition to the standard equipment of such cable cars, this road is equipped with numerous additional systems to ensure uninterrupted power and safety, including: a backup power source and an autonomous diesel generator; the presence of an energy saving system and backup power supply for each cabin to provide voice communication and lighting; an additional margin of safety for all structures and the cable; a centralized sensor system that notifies of the slightest change in the course of the cable from a given axis, and others.|
Geographic coordinates of Medeu - Shymbulak cable way: N43 ° 07'49 E77 ° 04'43.

Authority:
Based on materials from news agencies of Kazakhstan.

Photos by:
Alexander Petrov.