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Walking along Issik Kul shore
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Bicycles in front of Issyk Kul lake
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Daniele
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Road, trees, lake and the snowy mountains of the central Tien Shan range
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Camping at the Cholpon Ata football pitch
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Kyrgyzstan in one picture: mountains, lakes and yurtas (represented in the national flag)
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Issyk Kul means "Hot lake" because it nevers frezzes. It is the tenth largest lake in the world and the second saline lake.
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Erderly russian women excersizing in front of the lake.
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Young russian men running around the lake
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Issyk Kul is the second largest mountain lake in the world behind lake Titicaca.
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Mette and Jan, from Holland, are travelling around on their magnificent hippy mobile home
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Inside the mobile home everything is tiny and tidy
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Sun set over Issyk Kul lake and Terksey Alatau mountains
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Camping near a cemetery along Issyk Kul lake
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On the way to Karakol, the major city around Issyk Kul lake
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Finally we meet our Dutch friends that are travelling the world, too, but on foot without catching planes
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Davy leads the group.
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They decided to rent bicycles for one week to tour around the lake
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Heading to the impressive Terskey Alatau mountains
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Heading to the impressive Terskey Alatau mountains
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Cycling together
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Heading to the impressive Terskey Alatau mountains
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Jeti-Oguz red rock formation
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Yurtas at the base of Jeti-Oguz rock formation. This is a well-known touristic drstination among russian-kazak people.
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Women walking along Jeti-Oguz
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This kid seems to be very surprised by our presence here
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To start our ascent to the glacier we had to leave the bicycle. Luckly a guy decided to help us storing our 5 bikes and also offered us a nice breakfats
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This kid seems to be very surprised by our presence here
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With the bicycle left behind we start our trekking to the glacier on a nice and hot summer day
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With the bicycle left behind we start our trekking to the glacier on a nice and hot summer day
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Simona palying "Torero" with Daniele dirty shirt
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Charlotte is showing us how easy it is to filter water with a life saver
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Incredible nature. These worms probably are the same as silk worms.
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Charlotte is showing us how easy it is to filter water with a life saver
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Relaxing after a cold and restoring bath in the crystal clear water of Jeti Oguz river
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Jeti Oguz valley. Jeti Oguz means seven bulls in kyrgyz. The name is symbolic, because there is a 35 km long wall of seven huge red-brown cliffs resembling ranked furious bulls standing together just at the entrance of the valley.
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Terskey Ala-Too is part of the Tian Shen mountains that is the natural border between Kyrgyzstan and China. The highest peak in Terskey is Karakol Peak (5,216 m)
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Terskey Ala-Too is part of the Tian Shen mountains that is the natural border between Kyrgyzstan and China. The highest peak in Terskey is Karakol Peak (5,216 m)
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Kyrgyz nomads kids
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Terskey Ala-Too is part of the Tian Shen mountains that is the natural border between Kyrgyzstan and China. The highest peak in Terskey is Karakol Peak (5,216 m)
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Terskey Ala-Too is part of the Tian Shen mountains that is the natural border between Kyrgyzstan and China. The highest peak in Terskey is Karakol Peak (5,216 m)
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Terskey Ala-Too is part of the Tian Shen mountains that is the natural border between Kyrgyzstan and China. The highest peak in Terskey is Karakol Peak (5,216 m)
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Davy crossing the river looking for a good place to set up the camp site
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Terskey Alatu mountains are part of the Tien Shan mountains range that is part of the Himalayan orogenic belt, which was formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates in the Cenozoic era.
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A kyrgyz shepherd.
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Finally we set up the camp in an amazing alpine landscape
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Setting up a fire since the temperature is dropping down dramatically
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Enjoying the camp site
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Cooking dinner
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Cooking dinner
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Dramatic view of Terskey Alatu mountains at sunset
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We had a great surprise in the morning so we decided to have our breakfast in the tent
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Snow everywhere in June!
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Snow everywhere in June!
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The glacier has to wait. After one day of rain and a night of snow we decide to pack everything and descend to the lake.
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The glacier has to wait. After one day of rain and a night of snow we decide to pack everything and descend to the lake.
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We love snow!
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The glacier has to wait. After one day of rain and a night of snow we decide to pack everything and descend to the lake.
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Spring and winter in just one shot
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Spring and winter in just one shot
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Not the same landscape of the day we arrived!
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Not the same landscape of the day we arrived!
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Not the same landscape of the day we arrived!
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Horses seem not to care of the snow
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Not the same landscape of the day we arrived!
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Kyrgyz shepherd on his horse
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Not the same landscape of the day we arrived!
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Not the same landscape of the day we arrived!
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Not the same landscape of the day we arrived!
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Most probably this is the last snow we will meet for the next year!
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Green and white
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The more we descend the more the snow disappear, we're getting back to spring landscapes and temperature.
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The more we descend the more the snow disappear, we're getting back to spring landscapes and temperature.
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Shoes are completely wet, so to prevent our feet from freezing we wear plastic bags!
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Back to a spring looking landscape
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Jeti Oguz rock formation, the seven bulls over looking us!
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These are Ien snow boots!
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Fixing Davy flat tyre.
