Tian Shan Gorge Trek, Kyrgyzstan

A trek from gorge to gorge in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan. We wild camped from the start in Juukuchak Gorge until Jety-Oguz yurt camp, then used fixed camps for the rest of the way to the end at Altyn Arashan. The trek included two high passes, Telety Pass (3800 m) and Ala-Kul Pass (3900 m) as well as Lake Ala-Kul and views of Karakol Peak. After a tour of the capital city Bishkek, our outward road trip to the start of the trek paused to see the Burana Tower and to spend some time on the shore of the beautiful Lake Issyk Kul. After the trek we had a tour of Karakol before the return road trip pausing at Cholpon-Ata to see the petroglyphs. 8 - 23/07/23.

Camera: Sony SLT-A77V (except National History Museum filmed on my Galaxy M30s mobile)
Lens: Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II PZD macro
Video editing: DaVinci Resolve
Still editing: Adobe Lightroom

00:00 Opening Titles
00:23 Day 2: Bishkek
02:36 Day 3: Ala-Archa N.P.
05:41 Day 4: To Tosor
11:16 Day 5: To Juukuchak Gorge
17:48 Day 6: Orto Bulak Pass to Kichi-Kyzyl-Suu Gorge
21:24 Day 7: To Djili-Suu
23:53 Day 8: Kok-Jaiyk Pass to Jety-Oguz Gorge
26:41 Day 9: To Base of Telety Pass
30:09 Day 10: Telety Pass to Karakol Gorge
33:11 Day 11: Up Uyun Tor River to see Karakol Peak
39:20 Day 12: To Above Lake Ala-Kul
43:08 Day 13: Ala-Kul Pass to Altyn Arashan
46:39 Day 14: To Karakol
52:27 Day 15: Return to Bishkek