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A dozen young men and women stand before a rock face on the outskirts of Islamabad, they take turns climbing up the limestone.

Legendary Kazakhstani climber Anatoli Boukreev is one of the characters in the Hollywood movie Everest about the tragedy happened in 1996 during the ascent of Everest.

Kazakhstani mountain climber Maksut Zhumayev has successfully started his solo climb of the North America’s highest mountain peak Mount McKinley.

Famous mountain climber from Kazakhstan Maksut Zhumayev is setting off to climb North America’s highest mountain peak Mount McKinley.

We should start promoting ice climbing in Kazakhstan: world famous mountain climber Maksut Zhumayev.

An Indian woman who lost her leg after she was thrown from a moving train two years ago has become the first female amputee to climb Everest.

17 athletes represented Kazakhstan at the tournament as part of the Kazakhstan youth national rock climbing team.

Athletes competed in four categories: dry-tooling, jumaring, Dombay Roped Couples and obstacle course.

The Kazakhstan climber has already conquered four volcanoes out of seven as part of his Seven Volcanoes of Seven Continents project.

Andrey Gundarev and Russia’s Yury Sukhanov, two members of the expedition have already taken part in several successful expeditions.

This Rope Park is after a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most high-altitude mountain rope park in the world that was constructed on artificial props.

Famous Kazakhstan climber Maksut Zhumayev climbed the mountain and planted the flag, although a dangerous incident occurred during the ascent.

Famous Kazakhstan mountain climber Maksut Zhumayev has planted Kazakhstan flag on the top of Grossglockner, the highest mountain of Austria.

Austrian Alpine Community managers will visit Kazakhstan to help construct Kok-Zhailau ski resort.

Kazakhstan mountain climber Maksut Zhumayev supports construction of Kok-Zhailau skiing resort in Almaty.

Four participants of the international expedition to K2, also known as Chogori, have reached the third camp at the height of 7100 meters, in spite of the snow and strong wind.

Only four out of six climbers are continueing their way to the top. They are expecting the good weather to hold on.

According to Kazakh climber Maksut Zhumayev, the team has set the route to the fourth camp and set the camp. This fulfills the main goal of their fourth acclimatization ascent.

Chogori is 8,611 meters high. So to reach the peak the team will have to cover another 811 meters of height.

According to Kazakh alpinist Maksut Zhumayev they’ve received weather forecasts that the weather will be good enough until Tuesday for the final ascent.
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