The new government of the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has decided to name a mountain after Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The peak, which is 4,446m (14,586ft) tall, is in Chuy ...

marked by immense amounts of fresh snow and ice cold due to the spindrift which continued to fall onto us. We almost always abseiled off Abablakov threads and used some slings. Kyrgyzstan is a great ...

Activists in a nature reserve in central Kyrgyzstan have reintroduced elk ... Thirty elk from the Altai Mountains were introduced to the area two years ago. Native species of mountain elk were ...

the Kokshaal-Too Mountains in Kyrgyzstan. This dream team, with support from legendary high-mountain guides Hélias Millerioux and Jean-Yves Fredriksen, find themselves thrown into a world where Time ...