NAT Kazakhstan subjugates mountain peaks

“Than mountains there can be better only mountains … where you haven’t been yet!”
V.Vyssotskiy

July 4, 2010 in Almaty in the ravine of the river Malaya Almatinka, within the limits of the annual Alpiniad “Nursultan 2010” there took place a heat by the route “Downhill site “Shymbulak” (220 m) – Talgar pass (3200 m) – Bogdanovich glacier (3500 m) – Komsomol pass (4050 m)”. Finish was at the peak Nursultan (4376 m).

This Kazakhstani Alpiniad “Nursultan – 2010” held for the 16th time was timed to the 70th anniversary of the president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

The peak Nursultan is in the area of Tuyuksu in the Zailiyskiy Alatau. It is famous as a magnificent most beautiful peak named in honor of the first President of the RK N.Nazarbayev. Mass ascents repeatedly took place here in different years. It is worth to note that 13 years ago the peak was called the Komsomol peak and was for the first time plotted on maps before the revolution under the name of the Malyi Almatinskiy peak. The first group of Alpinists subjugated the peak in summer 1930. Since that time 15 mass Alpiniads were organized for ascents. The next was the 16th in succession.

All persons interested – about 2 thousand devotees of healthy life-style took part in the contest. Our company was not an exception and employees of the Almaty representative office of the NAT Kazakhstan – Mikhail Zezev, Roman Tishin and Denis Zhukov took an active part in subjugating of mountain peaks.

Mikhail Zezev, manager of the software engineering department of the Almaty representative office:
”It was the first ascent for me. It was not simply a walk in mountains, but exactly an ascent by a cliff with safety equipment and binders.

The number of people not related to mountaineering who took part in ascending was amazing. Before the hike we decided to take with ourselves the attributes of our company – we were going in peaked caps inscribed with “NAT” and had our pictures taken with our flag. And high up in the mountains our company had being recognized! Our employees were sent one’s regards and were wished success!

Of course we had unforgettable impressions from the hike itself… I’d like to wish all of us to conquer the highest and most difficult peaks!”

One may say with confidence that the holiday of sport was a success. The NAT employees subjugated mountain peaks and got a lot of positive emotions.