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Preparations for the National Holiday in the capital Bishkek
Personal project
—Most parts of Kyrgyzstan are mountainous, with countless glaciers and lakes. Nature presents itself rough yet beautiful and lonely. The Tien Shan mountains and the old Silkroad traverse the country from east to west. Many of the countless peaks, which can tower up from 3000m to over 7000m of altitude, are without name or even unclimbed. Since the Sovjet era the population is multiethnic, of which most are Kyrgyz. Many still live as nomads.
—Hay harvest in Tamga
MIG above the Issyk Kol lake, Tamga
Breakfast at Tamga Guesthouse
Locals taking a dip in the Issyk Kol Lake
Hiking snack
Monument of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in Barskoon
Hiking in the lonely Ala-too range between 3000-4500m altitude
Ala-too mountains
Creek running down from Ala-too mountains to Issyk Kol lake
Cook Omurbek presenting the trekking dish of the day
Above 4000m altitude
Mountain guide Artur Usmanov
Descending on a glacier back to the tent camp
Milky way above the Ala-too mountain range
Mountain guide Artur Usmanov and cook Omurbek
The loneliness of the porter
Hot Springs at Issyk Kol Lake
Fairy Tale Canyon
Cemetery outside the town of Kotchkor
Boy from Kotchkor
Animal market in Kotchkor
Animal market in Kotchkor
Animal market in Kotchkor
Coal truck driver at Kyzart Pass
Sheep flock
Yurt camp on the way to the Song Kol Lake
Tea in a yurt
Horse trekking to the Song Kol Lake
Horses at Song Kol Lake, 3016m
Manty in a restaurant in Bishkek
Ice vendor in Bishkek
Osh Bazar Bishkek