Brief Description of the Approach to the Route

From the city of Almaty, drive along the highway to the "Leninets" pioneer camp. Then, proceed along the right (orographically) side of the gorge until the confluence of three rivers:

• Levyy Aksay
• Sredniy Aksay
• Pravyy Aksay It takes 4 hours from the pioneer camp. The further path lies along the valley of the Sredniy Aksay River, on the right (orographically) side, leading to a large rock fragment (big stone) lying in the river floodplain — 2 hours from the confluence of the rivers. Here is the initial bivouac. Above the parking area near the Big Stone, cross the Aksay River and begin ascending along the grassy slope in the direction of the scree. Upon reaching the level of the scree, ascend along the right edge of the scree, along the grassy slope, partially along the rocky outcrops of the slope, and ascend to the green shoulder, from which the route begins on the left.

Description of the Route of the Eastern Ridge to Peak Bogdan Khmelnitsky

R1. Ascend from the river along the grassy slope to the green shoulder.