Logistics

How to Get There

By Private Vehicle

As of May 2025, entry to the national park is closed to vehicles with internal combustion engines. Entry for electric vehicles remains open and costs 800 som. There is a parking lot at the top, costing 50 som for an unlimited time.

By Taxi

You need to get to the entrance to the national park: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/42.655741/74.495202&layers=P. However, taxi drivers are not very fond of going there, so some minor difficulties may arise. The cost per car is around 600-800 som from the center of Bishkek.

By Public Transport

In May 2025, a free bus was launched. It starts from T. Usubaliev Square (often referred to as the old central square of Bishkek, near monuments and administrative buildings in the center) — a landmark in the city center.

Transport Inside the National Park

If you're not using a private vehicle, you need to pay 200 som per person to enter the national park. The number of days spent in the park is unlimited. Payment can be made in cash, by card, or with national QR transfers. Buses run around the clock from the entrance of the national park to the end of the road inside the park. The interval between buses is approximately every 10 minutes during the day and every 30-40 minutes at night.

1. Climbing category — technical
2. Climbing area — Central Tian-Shan (Karakol)
3. Peak, its height, route — Peak 4310 m, via the central NW buttress.
4. Estimated category of difficulty — 3B.
5. Route characteristics height difference — 510 m, average steepness — 45°, route length — 745 m
6. Pitons driven rock — 10, chocks — 3, ice — 10
7. Number of climbing hours — 8 hours
8. Team composition:

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class — technical.
2. Region — Central Tien Shan, Terskey-Ala-Too ridge.
3. Peak, its height and ascent route — Sherkhan Yuzhny, 4255 m, North-Eastern wall.
4. Proposed difficulty category — 5B cat. diff.
5. Route characteristics: height difference 700 m, average steepness 68°, length of sections:
   • I — none,
   • II — none,
   • III — 15 m,

Ascent Passport

1. Class — technical.
2. Region — Tashtambektor gorge, Terskey-Alatoo.
3. Traverse of peaks: Severny Sherkhan — Tsentralny — Yuzhny Sherkhan (about 4220 m) — Ondouuchoku (about 4350 m) with ascent to Severny Sherkhan via the Eastern counterfort.
4. Estimated difficulty category — 5B, first ascent.
5. Characteristics: height difference — 650 m; average steepness — 55°; length of sections with 5th category difficulty — 325 m.
6. Pitons hammered for belay: rock — 28 pcs., ice — 3 pcs., bolted — none.
7. Departure date — August 1, return date — August 3, 1977.
8. Number of climbing hours — 19, including 13 hours for the ascent via the Eastern counterfort.
9. Number of nights: two on the moraine below the beginning of the counterfort.

I. Technical Category 2. Tian-Shan, Terskey Ala-Too 3. v. Festivalnaya via NW buttress 4. Proposed category: 5B 5. Elevation gain: 840 m, wall length: 1050 m, length of sections with 5-6 category: 750 m. Average steepness of the wall: 66°. 6. Pitons used: rock 103 nut 32 ice 25 bolts –

Passport

I. Rock class. 2. Tian-Shan, Terskey-Alatoo ridge. 3. Tyulenina peak, 4100 m, via the East wall. 4. Proposed — 5A cat. dif., 3rd ascent. 5. Height difference 600 m, length of sections with 5th cat. dif. 200 m, average steepness 54°, average steepness of the wall section 74°. 6. Pitons hammered in: rock — 56, nutcrackers — 15, including 5 for creating belay anchors 7. Travel time: 12 hours. 8. Overnight stay: one — under the route, lying down.

Passport

I. Rock class. 2. Tian-Shan, Terskey Ala-Too ridge. 3. Peak Tulenina, 4100 m, via the East wall. 4. Proposed 5A category, 2nd ascent. 5. Height difference: 705 m, route length 5205 m, average slope 58°, average slope of wall section 77°. 6. Pitons driven: rock 60, chocks 12, including for belays: 72,

2. Climbing area — Yan Man; Terskey Ala Too ridge
3. Summit — p. S. Ir­se­nina, 4240 m, As­hu­tor 114 pass
4. Proposed category of difficulty — 3Б'32 н/н 1/х­i-83.
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 550 m. length of sections of I category of difficulty — 440 m. | | II | -380 | | :-: | :-: | :---: | | | III | - 215 | | | IY | — II8 |

TIAN-SHAN TERSKEI-ALATAU RANGE (Karakol gorge) S. Tyulenina Peak (4240 m) via Ashutor Pass The route is approximately Category 3B, combined Sitchikhin Yu.V., Ryabukhin A.G., Meshkova N.B., Karpenkov M.N., August 12, 1982 Photo 1. General view of the summit Photo 2. Fragment of the general view (bastion)

Ascent Passport

1. Rock class.
2. Tashtambek Gorge, Terskey-Alatoo ridge.
3. Tash-tuya Peak (Camel), height ~3900 m, Main Peak via South Peak, with ascent to South Peak via East ridge (first ascent)
4. Estimated difficulty category - 3B.
5. Height difference 500 m, average steepness ~45°
6. Pitons hammered for insurance: rock - 9, ice - none.
7. Departure and return date: July 24, 1977.