Mountain Big Chimgan description and photo - Uzbekistan: Chimgan (Topic)

Mount Big Chimgan description and photo - Uzbekistan: Chimgan. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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Big Chimgan is the name of both the mountain range and its highest mountain. The Big Chimgan Peak rises above the surrounding area at 3309 meters. The highest point of Big Chimgan is marked with a white cross. It is very difficult to get to it without special mountaineering training. Therefore, the sign marking the peak is set lower - at the level of 3275 meters. Usually it is to this sign that tourist groups reach. Memorial plaques are fixed on the sign, on which the names of the dead local climbers are listed. The ascent to the top does not last long: 2-3 hours. In 1994, climbers set a record and conquered it in 1 hour 45 minutes.

Most of the climbing groups start from the Aksai gorge and reach the top of the Big Chimgan along the Western ridge. In winter, you can climb the Central couloir, but this requires special climbing equipment. Longer, but also simpler routes to the summit are laid along the eastern and southern ridges.

Back in Soviet times, the Chimgan ski base and several sanatoriums appeared at the foot of the Big Chimgan mountain. 7 km from the tourist center there is a cable car, built in the 80s of the last century. It has practically not been repaired in its entire history, but it still brings people to the top.

Alpine skiing fans come here in mid-December, when snowfalls begin, which alternate with clear weather. Snow stops falling around January 10th. Accordingly, most of the holidaymakers leave during this period. The second peak of the season begins in February, when the mountain slopes are again covered with a thick layer of snow.

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