They were 'only' 4,000m peaks, but the two winter climbs in Kazakhstan's isolated Tien Shan mountains gave the pair all they could handle.

In the foothills of the Tian Shan mountains in what is now Kyrgyzstan, tombstones in the Kara-Djigach cemetery with Syriac inscriptions showed that the village’s death rate skyrocketed over a two-year ...

Jukku Pass (3,640m), Kyrgyzstan Best For: Discovering the untamed Tian Shan Mountains. Located in Central Asia, the Jukku Pass offers an unspoiled, rugged trekking experience. Stay in traditional ...

When looking for a sustainable community-based travel company, there are a few things to look out for. One rule of thumb is that small is best. Tour groups of no more than eight people allow for more ...

Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the mountains of the world. It ...

GRS is organised by Beyond the Ultimate and "tests the resilience and endurance of runners" in remote areas such as the Amazon rainforest, the Namibian desert and the Tian Shan mountains in ...