{"id":3813,"date":"2026-07-29T06:27:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T03:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zabugorshiki.com\/en\/kumbelsu\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T06:27:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T03:27:29","slug":"kumbelsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zabugorshiki.com\/en\/kumbelsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumbelsu Gorge &#038; Lake 13: the Wild Route to Molodezhny Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kumbelsu is the wild valley of the Big Almaty gorge system &#8211; no resort at the bottom, no crowds on the trail, and at its head one of the area&#8217;s most striking secrets: <strong>Lake 13<\/strong>, a cluster of two large and three small glacial tarns beneath the walls of Sovetov and Lokomotiv peaks. Above them rises <strong>Molodezhny Peak (4,147 m)<\/strong>, whose 1A route through this valley is one of the most accessible four-thousanders in the Almaty mountains &#8211; and one of the longest days you can give yourself here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcf9 Video from the route<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041c\u0435\u0433\u0430-\u041f\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0434 2.0: \u041d\u043e\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0434 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0438\u043a \u041c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0438\u0306 (4147\u043c) \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0430\u043b \u041a\u0443\u043c\u0431\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0443 \u0438 \u0443\u0449\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0435 \u0428\u0443\u043a\u0443\u0440 S2 E6\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/izh24BEfNpg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The route<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The walk starts near the Alpine Rose hotel in the <a href=\"\/en\/big-almaty-lake\/\">Big Almaty gorge<\/a> and climbs first to the <a href=\"\/en\/lunar-meadow-shukur-waterfall\/\">Lunar Meadow<\/a> &#8211; a wide flower-filled clearing with, by local consensus, the best-tasting spring in the district. Fill everything you can carry: there is no reliable water from here to the next valley. The route then takes the Zheltau ridge toward the Kumbelsu and Shukur passes, with the Tereshkova pass and peak in view across the valley, before dropping toward the upper Kumbelsu and the moraine country below Sovetov&#8217;s glacier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lakes sit in the moraine at around 3,300 m, colour-shifting with the season and the light, with the Sovetov glacier hanging above them &#8211; a glacier that periodically sends down rockfall as a reminder of whose valley this is. The old hydrologists&#8217; hut near the lakes is the traditional overnight landmark for two-day itineraries. From the lakes, the 1A line to Molodezhny&#8217;s summit follows the great ridge &#8211; glacier falling away on one side, steep scree and rock on the other &#8211; to a top with one of the finest panoramas in the region: Turist, Sovetov, Molodaya Gvardiya, Turan, Lokomotiv and the whole high crest in one sweep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kumbelsu at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Distance<\/strong><\/td><td>~18.5 km round trip<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Ascent<\/strong><\/td><td>~1,820 m (start 1,600 m; summit 4,147 m on the full route)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td><td>a very long single day (~14 h) or a saner two days with an overnight<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Difficulty<\/strong><\/td><td>5\/5 as a day trip &#8211; scree, moraine, altitude, route-finding<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Water<\/strong><\/td><td>Lunar Meadow spring, then nothing until the lakes<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Season<\/strong><\/td><td>summer-early autumn for the full route<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honest notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is remote-country hiking: the trail fades on the ridge, signal disappears early, and companions are rare. Carry a GPS track, file your <a href=\"\/en\/hiking-safety-almaty\/\">route registration<\/a>, and never do it solo.<\/li>\n<li>A 25 kg pack and a heatwave is the standard way this route humbles people &#8211; go light, go early.<\/li>\n<li>Acclimatisation matters: 1,600 to 4,147 m in a day is a big swing. The two-day version with a night near the lakes is both safer and better.<\/li>\n<li>Want the lakes without the summit? Turning around at Lake 13 still makes one of the best wild days in the <a href=\"\/en\/mountain-lakes-near-almaty\/\">Almaty lakes<\/a> family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We run Kumbelsu as a guided two-day trip on request &#8211; camp kit provided, judgment included. <a href=\"\/en\/hiking\/\">Ask us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf92 Other routes<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"relative\"><div class=\"flex overflow-x-auto pb-6 -mx-4 px-4 sm:px-0 sm:mx-0 sm:overflow-x-visible sm:grid sm:grid-cols-2 gap-8 snap-x scrollbar-hide\"><div class=\"flex-none w-[280px] sm:w-auto snap-center last:pr-4 sm:first:pl-0 sm:last:pr-0\"><div class=\"group bg-[#202020] rounded-xl hover:border-white\/[0.06] transition-all duration-300\"><div class=\"relative aspect-w-16 aspect-h-9 rounded-t-xl overflow-hidden bg-[#202020]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zabugorshiki.com\/en\/peak-maria\/\" class=\"block w-full h-full\" aria-label=\"Peak Maria (3,685 m) from Mynzhylki: 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