In the first accent Mt. Koskulak was done by Victor Sounders 2001 was in September ,The weather was bad, availablr season : Jun , July , August .
Route Itinerary :
day 1 - arrival in Bishkek (in the morning); drive to Tash-Rabat, 10-12 hours; yurt accommodation; (L, D)
day 2 - drive to the Torugart Pass, 3-4 hours; crossing the Kyrgyzstan-China border; drive to Kashgar, 3 hours; night at a hotel; (B)
day 3 - drive to Karakul Lake, Subashi and then to the trek start point (~ 8-10 km off road), 6-7 hours; walk with pack-animals to the Koskulak Base Camp (~ 4500 m), 1-2 hours; (B, L, D)
day 4 - acclimatization and reconnaissance of the area; (B, L, D)
day 5 - acclimatization and reconnaissance of the area;
day 6 - Base Camp - Camp 1 (~ 5800-5900 m);
day 7 - Camp 1 - Base Camp;
day 8 - rest day;
day 9 - Base Camp - Camp 1;
day 10 - Camp 1 - Camp 2 (~ 6400 m)
day 11 - Camp 2 - Base Camp;
day 12 - rest day;
day 13 - rest day;
day 14 - Base Camp - Camp 1;
day 15 - Camp 1 - Camp 2
day 16 - Camp 2 - summit of Koskulak Peak (7028 m) - Camp 2
day 17 - Camp 2 - Base Camp;
day 18 - reserve day for the bad weather;
day 19 - reserve day for the bad weather;
day 20 - walk with pack-animals and then drive to Kashgar; night at the hotel;
day 21 - rest and sightseeing in Kashgar; night at the hotel; (B)
day 22 - drive to the Torugart Pass; crossing the China-Kyrgyzstan border; drive to Tash-Rabat; yurt accommodation;
day 23 - drive to Bishkek; night at a hotel; (B, L)
day 24 - transfer hotel - airport; departure from Bishkek (in the morning)
Services and expenses included in the programme
- All necessary permits and formalities for Kyrgyzstan and China: invitations for Kyrgyz and Chinese visas, registration in Kyrgyzstan, all necessary fees and charges for Xinjiang including a peak registration fee for Koskulak, an administrative fee, highway and conservation charges, an ecological fee, a payment for a general liaison officer of China Xinjiang Mountaineering Association , etc
- Bus / jeep for the transportation Bishkek - Kashgar - trek start point and back and special payment for crossing the Kyrgyzstan-China border with bus / jeep
- Pack-animals for the luggage transportation trek start point - Koskulak Base Camp and back (40 kg of luggage per person)
- Transfer hotel - airport in Bishkek
- Yurt accommodation at Tash-Rabat for 2 nights
- Hotel accommodation (single and double rooms) in Bishkek for 1 night
- Hotel accommodation (single and double rooms) in Kashgar for 3 nights
- Base camp equipment: a big mess tent, tables, stools, a mess kit, gas stoves and a cooking set
- Meals in Kyrgyzstan: 2 breakfasts (B), 2 lunches (L), 2 dinners (D)
- Meals in Kashgar: 3 breakfasts (B)
- Meals at Base Camp: 11 breakfasts (B), 11 lunches (L), 11 dinners (D)
- Chinese cook for cooking in Base Camp
- Chinese liaison officer-interpreter
- Expedition manager of Kashgar Adventure
