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Expedition program
In November 2019, an international expedition will take place – Enilchek–2019.
November is the time when the cold covered the glacier and turned the water into ice. We assume that we will be able to penetrate inside the glacier through the channels that at this time have already freed from liquid water.
Day 1. November 5th. Arrival in Bishkek. Overnight at the hotel. Briefing (maybe in Karakol). Departure of porters to Chon-Tash. The porters’ team should establish a temporary camp in Chon-Tash.
Day 2. November 6th. Departure to the city of Karakol (410 km). Overnight at the hotel. Briefing in the conference hall of the hotel.
At this point, porters are delivering the goods to the clearing of Merzbacher.
Day 3. November 7th. Early morning departure Karakol – Maida-Adyr – At-Jailoo – Chon-Tash
Arrival in Chon-Tash, overnight in tents.
Porters will deliver the goods to the Merzbacher glade.
Day 4. November 8th. Go to the Merzbacher glade (14 km). Night at the base camp in the clearing of Merzbacher.
Porters continue to deliver the goods to the Merzbacher glade.
Day 5. November 9th. Acclimatization, exploring.
The departure of the porters to Karakol.
Day 6. November 10th. Enilchek glacier research. Prospecting potential entrances to the intraglacial system.
Days 7-11. November 11th-15th . Works on the Enilchek glacier in the vicinity of the base camp.
Day 12. November 16th. Works on the glacier and inside the Enilchek glacier.
The return of porters to the Merzbacher glade to begin the descent of the goods from the glacier to Chon-Tash.
Day 13. November 17th. Works on the glacier and inside the Enilchek glacier.
Porters continue to lower the remaining goods from the glacier.
Day 14. November 18th. Descent to At-Jailoo. Transfer At-Jailoo – Karakol.
Overnight at the hotel in Karakol.
Porters continue to lower the remaining cargo from the glacier
Day 15 November 19th. Return to Bishkek. Overnight at the hotel.
The return of porters to Karakol
Day 16 November 20th. Airport.