Locate at 83.01¡ãE and 36. 20¡ãN, in the North area of the main ranges of Kun Lun Mountains, Mt.Uzatagh, not very high peak, is covered by snow for all season. It is located in the south, only 50 kilometers towards the Yeyik village. The glacier at the foot of Mt Uzatagh looks as if something man-carved:some looks like huge high crystal buildings, some looks like great palace, some looks like beautiful glass Kingdom what you only can expected in your dream. And there are more than tens of wilder animals in this virgin area. I am sure you will have many chances on your way to see a lot of wilder animals: Tibetan Antelope, Asiatic wild ass, wild ox and wild yarks, snow leopard, lynx, Asiatic black bears, white fox, red fox, Maco Polo Sheep, wolf, etc. Mt Uzatagh is still one of only a few virgin peaks left in the world. That is because this peak has just be opened to the outside world in the last year. So we have not enough information how this peak looks like. We are expecting you to go there to make some First-Hand information for all the world.There are also four other virgin peaks over 6000 meters between Mt Muz Tag (in the west are to Mt Uzatagh) and Mt Uzatagh.

En route, you will have many choices to enter into China. Because of the political situation in the recent years, the safty and easy way is: enter into China from the Tuogart Pass on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan via Bishkek, then drive further down to Kashgar. After short staying in Kashgar, leave for Khotan via main towns of Yarkand and Kaglik, which used to be main station on the ancient Silk Road and Marco Polo Route. As you know, Khotan, located in the south edge of Taklamakan desert, was one of the most important towns where Sven-Hedin and Stein worked. The fabric studio has been still kept in the old family style. A lot of ancient sites and ruins are surrounded this old town, for instance, Rawak, Mailikwat, Shumpla, Dan Dan Wulik, Karaton, etc. Well, after one day sightseeing in Khotan, you should have to keep your journey by bus toward east until arriving at Menfeng, where used to be Niya. After your breakfast in your hotel in Niya, you should have to switch your bus into jeeps and start your real adventures towards the South. In the late afternoon, you finally arrive at the last village on your way to Mt Uzatagh (6250), where is named Yeyik village. This is the place where we prepare animals for carrying your climbing equipment and food for using when you do your climb. Then you hwill have to find a good place, starting your camping life in the mountain. My experiences let me know that it takes at least one whole day to get all the animals ready even we will have made the reservation in advance. So, why not to take this opportunity to do some visiting in this small mountain village ? Then when everything will have been done by a long negotiation with the local chief man, you will start your trekking on next day. It takes you 5 days to reach at the glacier, another 15 days for exploring up to the summit. Then it takes you 6 more days further towards west and take an other valley to go back to Yeyik village. After saying ¡°Good Bye¡± to your animal drivers, you may leave for the mail road. Then you will switch these jeeps into a bus as soon as you meet the state road 315 and keep your journey towards north and enter into the famous Taklamakan Desert. It is a great pity if you miss one camping night in the middle of this biggest desert because this is a beautiful desert, in where you should not miss your enjoyable time to see these golden color sand mountains and dunes, a clean and beautiful sky in a quiet dark night ¡­ Then from the next day on, you will meet the state road 312 and keep your moving until your arrival of Urumqi, the capital of China Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. After your last sightseeing to the Heavenly Lake, you will take your flight XO711 to fly to Almaty to catch up your flight home. I am sure my partner, ITMC Tien Shan, one of the best and biggest travel agency in Kyrgizstan will take a good care of you when you arrive at Almaty. Here is the communication ways of ITMC Tien Shan: itmc@elcat.kg, http://www.itmc.centralasia.kg

Itinerary
Day 01 The Torugart Pass (at 3752 metres) is the climax of the most exciting overland route into (or out of) Central Asia. This is a cold and uncomfortable border crossing, which has traditionally been plagued by uncertainties and by greedy officials. It is usual to have to negotiate as many as 10 passport controls, before entering China - not for the faint hearted! The Kirghizstan side has been designated a special nature reserve as it is one of only a few places where the Himalayan Black Cranes still thrive. You drive up to the 3752 meter-high pass, where you will meet your Chinese support team and your vehicles for the drive down into China. Five kilometer below the pass is the first Chinese check-post and it is further 100 kilometer o the main customs station. The climate changes abruptly as you descend into China, becoming much more arid - we are close to the margin of theTaklimakan Desert. The landscape is truly remarkable. You adjust your watches to Beijing time and continue on a good paved road to Kashgar. You check into a hotel in the centre of Kashgar. The distance from the border to Kashgar is about 200 kilometers, a part of sand road.

Day 02. Free day in Kashgar. The old city, once known as Kashi, is an exotic Central Asian trading oasis unrivalled anywhere in the Chinese and Soviet Empires. Despite its situation between the awesome physical barriers of the Tien Shen, Pamir and Karakoram Mountain ranges, this town was the meeting point of at least four of the main Silk Road arteries. Over the years, the collision of cultures between the Pakistani's, Kirghiz, Soviet and Chinese has helped Kashgar to flourish. Even today, a stroll around one of Kashgar's numerous bazaars will take you back in time, as you mix with the throngs of traders and their livestock. Muslim Uighurs, who account for 90 percent of Kashgar's population, are the dominant ethnic group that you will encounter in Kashgar's thriving town centre. At the same time, the Chinese continue their efforts to change Kashgar into a modern town with an airport, ring road and numerous bars and nightclubs. To spend a day in Kashgar is a not only a delight but a wonderful insight into the color ful way of life of the peoples of Central Asia. Altitude at Kashgar: 1205 metres.

Day 03 Leave Kashgar, the typical Uygur city and towards to Khoten. Stop at Yarkand for 2 hours to visit the old part of this main town on the Marco Polor Route in order to get your feeling back to hundreds of years ago. Check in your hotel in Khoten and stay for night here. The distance today is about 550 kilometers, highway.

Day 04 Do sightseeing in this famous old town, visit Mailikwat, Shuppla in the morning, share your lunch with a local family. Then do visit a fabric work studio which looks a very old style.

Day 05 Then continue your journey along the southern ancient Silk Road until arriving at Minfeng (Niya) town. Check in your hotel. The distance today is about 350 kilometers, good highway.

Day 06 Switch your bus into jeeps and turn to the south, approach to the last village, Yeyik. Setting up your first camp for night. The distance to Yeyik, the last village is about 70 kilometers. But it takes you at least 3 hours, sand road. The altitude in this village area is about 3200 meters above sea level

Day 07 Do your last prepare and deal with animals, do sightseeing and hiking as your acclimatization training before starting your trekking.

Day 08/12 Trekking up until arrive at the foot of Mt Uzatagh. Camping for nights on the way.

Day 13/27 Do your clmbing activities and come back to your base camp for night

Day 28/32 Move towards to the west first and find your way in another valley to come down to Yeyik.

Day 33 Arrive at Yeyik and say good Bye to your animal drivers and leave for Niya town. Check in your hotel for night

Day 34 This is a lazy morning. Do a short visiting in this small town, switch your jeeps into a big bus to enter into Taklamakan Desert along the new Sand highway. Camp for night in somewhere in this worst desert on earth. The distance today is about 300 kilometers.

Day 35 Continue your journey and meet at the State Road 312 at the end of this sand highway, and approach to Kurla before arrive at Urumqi. The distance today is about 480 kilometers.

Day 36 This is another lazy morning and then do your last journey by your bus until arriving at Urumqi.

Day 37 This is a lazy morning, but if you want to see how the Chinese people do their morning exercises, you should have to get up early and go to the Peoples¡¯ Square. Then you will see: some people playing Taiji Boxing, some people playing Beijing Opera, some people dancing, some people playing, the Yang Ge, a kind of traditional Chinese dancing ¡­Leave for the Heavenly Lake, the ¡°jewel in the crown¡± of the nearby Mt.Bogda (5445 meters), the highest peak in the east part of Tian Shan mountains. The altitude of the lake is about 1900 meters above the sea level. The driving takes 2 hours to get there. Go and visit some local Kazak families in the yurts in the forests. Lunch is arranged in the yurt and shared with this local family. Take a boat trip on the lake in the afternoon. Come back to Urumqi and it takes you 2 hours to visit the Xinjiang Historical Museum, which you worth to visit ! Then climb up to the top of the Red Hill to get a bird views of this whole city. After all today, I suggest you to take a look in the biggest Night Food Market.

Day 38 You take the evening ( morning) flight to Almaty (or morning flight to Bishkek), all the services end. ITMC-Tien Shan, the best agency in Kyrgizstan will take a good care of you not only in Kirghizstan but also in Kazakstan.