Kazakhstan · Almaty Region
Kumbel Peak: a day climb from Ak-Bulak
A day climb of Kumbel Peak (3,180 m) from Ak-Bulak (1,600 m): 17–19 km there and back, 6–8 hours on the trail. Above-medium level. Available all year round.
- 6–8 h on the trail · 17–19 km
- Difficulty: challenging
- 17–19 km there and back, 6–8 hours; above medium
- Season
- All year round. Dates on request. In winter from 50,000 ₸ per person
Itinerary
Day 1
Start: Ak-Bulak, 1,600 m; summit 3,180 m
A there-and-back route of 17–19 km, 6–8 hours on the trail.
Photo: @_ste_pan_
Who can take part
- •Above-medium fitness is needed: 17–19 km and 6–8 hours on the trail
- •No limit on group size
Included
- ✓Guiding and navigation on the route
- ✓Pre-hike consultation
- ✓Mountain safety briefing and first aid on the hike
- ✓Eco fee and all other fees on the route
Not included
- —Meals
- —Transfer
- —Personal gear
- —Extra charge: transfer from 20,000 ₸, meals from 15,000 ₸, gear from 10,000 ₸
How to book and pay
- 1Send a request. It is free and commits you to nothing.
- 2Within 24 hours a coordinator checks dates and price with the organiser and sends you a confirmation with the amounts.
- 3A 50% deposit is paid directly to _ste_pan_ by invoice or payment link. The balance is due on the spot.
Karavanta does not take your money: you pay the organiser directly.
Booking terms
- •50% prepayment (card, transfer, cash, Kaspi, Halyk), the balance on the spot
- •The prepayment is refunded only if you cancel at least 3 days ahead
- •In bad weather the hike can be moved to other dates; no refund in that case
- •Groups are led in Russian. An English-speaking guide can be arranged on request
Your instructor
Stepan Pronchenkov
Ski instructor at Shymbulak. In the warm season he leads his own guided hikes in the mountains of Almaty. Groups are led in Russian, an English-speaking guide can be arranged on request.
Instagram @_ste_pan_ ↗Provider
_ste_pan_
Ski instructor at Shymbulak. Guided day hikes in the mountains of Almaty
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from ₸30,000
per person