ice rink Medeo - ski base Chymbulak - dam Mynzhylki - Alpingrad

Moving Almaty - ice rink Medeo - 1691m . above sea level. (40 min. ) . Transfer to the ski base Chymbulak - 2260m . above sea level. We drove some more. We leave the car near the memorial to fallen climbers . Walk to go dam Mynzhylki 2.5 hours ( not a steep climb ) . Making a break for lunch with a nice hot tea and Recreation - 1hour . Continue to rise along the trail - 1 hour (sharp slope ) . We come to a large meadow at an altitude of 3450m . above sea level. This place is called - Alpingrad . Here a wonderful view of the mountains and glaciers around. After another half an hour we reach the glacier Manshuk Mametova . Here is a small moraine lake 3550m . asl Here we have a small lunch with hot tea. After that we return via the same route .

   driving time - 1 hours
   hiking - 5h
   total time of the tour - about 8 hours
   main road - 20km.
   of-road - 3km.