The weather got better, so it's better to take off to mountains
天候回復、さてさて山に入るとしよう。


For my plan for next few days.
というわけで、これからの予定。


I will take a Yak tour jeep (300som, $6) to Altyn Arashan. Then spend a night at a guesthouse and prepare for 3days backpacking; I will rent a 80litter backpack which will cost me 250som and bring food for 3 days. From tomorrow, I will take off and will go back to Kalakol city via a glacier lake called Ala Kyol and national park.
ヤクツアーのジープ(300som, 500円くらい)に乗せてもらい、アルティンアラシャンに向かう。3日間の縦走を決行すべく、ヤクツアーの山小屋に泊まり出発の準備 (3日間の縦走をする為に80ℓのバックパックをレンタル250som、食料は街で買い込み)。翌日出発し、氷河湖(アラキョル湖)を見ながらカラコル国定公園を抜けてカラコルに3日間かけて戻ろうという計画。






At the beginning, I thought I would go from town to Altyn Arashan but found that all rental backpack at all agents are already booked.
逆ルートも考えたが、カラコルのどの旅行会社もレンタルバックパックは全て貸し出し中で逆ルートは無理だった。


The jeep, a Russian super power jeep, took me to Alltyn Arashan. The road to Arashan was super rough, but this jeep went through. I was pretty amazed. The view was already awesome, so i thought I should have put my things on the jeep and hiked.
そんなこんなで、出発。ジープはロシア製のバン？ めちゃくちゃ馬力があって、ありえない山路を登って行く。この時点でかなり景色が良かったから、歩いても良かったかも。




It took me 2 hours to get there. Altyn Arashan is surrounded by many mountains, so there were already enough materials for people to relax or have fun. Also they have a hot spring!! If I started from Kalakol, I could go to the hot spring after backpacking. It's not open hot spring but mixing bath; male and female. Nice!!
アルティンアラシャンはカラコルからジープで2時間の山中にあって、ここに来るだけでも十分満足できそうな場所。しかも温泉付きです。逆ルートだったら歩き終わってから温泉につかれたのに。。。露天じゃないのがちと惜しい。ちなみに混浴です。自分が入った時は、2人の美女が一緒でした。ははは






The guesthouse was similar to Japanese normal mountain hut. It costs me 750som included 3 meals. There are more possibility to backpack more than a week but also are many attractions around this place like small hikes or horse trekking. I think this place is the best place for people who need to wait for visa.
山小屋は日本の山小屋とあんま大差なく、値段は750somで3食付。ここから長いルートだと1週間以上の縦走も可能らしい。縦走じゃなくても、アルティンアラシャン周辺は日帰りで行って来られる場所がいくつかあるみたいだし、ビザ待ちの間とかに来るならかなり良い場所だと思う。


Anyway, I will take off to the Kyrgyz mountains tomorrow.
そんなわけで明日から山に分け入ります。