Start Date :
01/08/2013
End Date :
09/08/2013
Duration :
5-8 hours
Style :
Leader / Supervisor
Type :
International Summer Quality Mountain Day
Weather :
Partially cloudy
Wind :
Gentle breeze
Camping Type :
Wild camp
Nights Camping :
8
Mountains :
Flagged :
I led 11 students and 2 school leaders for World Challenge UK. Week 1 acclimatisation trek around Chimgan Mountain in Uzbekistan including climbing Mt Chimgan 3309m. Week 2 sightseeing in Samarkand and travelling through Kazakhstan into Kyrgyzstan. Week 3 main trek in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan up to 4600m (8 QMDs). Week 4 community project in an orphanage outside Bishkek. One of the students from this trip now works at the World Challenge head office.
