In the morning we will go on a trip to the Pamir, to its northern border – Zaalai Range (it is also called Chon-Alai Range). The route passes along the famous Pamir highway, which was built by the military during the USSR, in order to defend the southern borders of the country. Along the way we will see alpine meadows, overcome high passes through the Alai Range, see impressive landslides in the mountain town of Gulcha and we will pass along the inner mountain valleys composed of Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks. Then we will get into the high mountain Alai valley (2500 m), which is the result of interaction between the great mountain systems Tien-Shan and the Pamir. Then we will stop at the base camp of alpinists under the Lenin Peak (7134 m), where we will visit the zone of glaciers and moraines, as well as make an excursion to Tulpar-Kul Lake.
Our trip continues in the Hercynian region of Tien-Shan. Therefore, we will try to understand the interaction between the Pamir and Tien-Shan. Understand the basic tectonic mechanism of formation of modern geological structures.
Thus, along the Pamir Highway we will move to a fundamentally different geological and geographical world of Central Asia. This place is called Achik-Tash, which translates as “Open Stone”. Overnight at field camp.