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Abandoned Cosmodrome- Big Almaty peak- Camping zone.

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Trail stats

Distance
4.79 mi
Elevation gain
1,322 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
3,583 ft
Max elevation
12,113 ft
TrailRank 
46
Min elevation
8,919 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
6 hours 7 minutes
Coordinates
709
Uploaded
September 9, 2015
Recorded
August 2015
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near Ozërnyy, Almaty Oblysy (Kazakhstan)

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Itinerary description

Old Cosmodrome can be reached by taxi. Access restriction to foreigners may apply. Route ends in a camp zone after crossing the river, where it is possible to stay overnight in your own tent. If not add three more hours trek till Alma-Arasan.
Can be done in opposite direction while staying in the the camp zone and back.
Ascent to big Almaty peak is very hard due to big rocks in the final part of the route.
There is risk of altitude sickness.

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 10,979 ft

Cosmodrom

Cosmodrom

PictographPhoto Altitude 10,961 ft

Cg

Cg

PictographPhoto Altitude 10,955 ft
Photo ofGh

Gh

Gh

PictographPhoto Altitude 11,147 ft
Photo ofWa Photo ofWa

Wa

Wa

PictographPhoto Altitude 12,010 ft
Photo ofWb Photo ofWb

Wb

Wb

PictographPhoto Altitude 12,094 ft
Photo ofBap

Bap

Big Almaty first Peak

PictographPhoto Altitude 12,112 ft
Photo ofGapb Photo ofGapb

Gapb

Big Almaty third peak (highest peak)

PictographPhoto Altitude 10,958 ft
Photo ofCosmo

Cosmo

Cosmo

PictographPhoto Altitude 9,643 ft
Photo ofWc

Wc

Wc

PictographPhoto Altitude 8,951 ft
Photo ofWd

Wd

Route ends in camp pace after crossing the bridge, if not three more hours following the track down till Alma-Arasan.

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