End of summer – the best time for trips, sun shines no so brightly, but weather is warm. August in Kyrgyzstan – is the real "velvet" season and very pleasant time to take rest at the Issyk-Kul Lake. So, our trip had to go around Issyk-Kul and Son-Kul lakes. Our tourists are Olivier, Sabine, Nicole and Bernard – two wonderful family couples.
Nicole and Sabine – are physics teachers, Olivier- is an engineer and Bernard is a businessman.
We were so lucky, because the weather was very sunny and warm during all tour. And our guests didn’t feel Kyrgyz summer rain.

It is the end of the season; my beloved is waiting for me at the Issyk-Kul and I am waving my hand to the helicopter which takes the rest of North Inylchek base camp out. There are usual storm on the top of Khan-Tengry Peak and annoying return just from the ridge of Pobeda Peak in order to save clients life left behind. And my long-expected Rubicon ahead, this is a frontier the only loophole to a peaceful life left myself. Five years ago after the unsuccessful attempt of climbing the North Face of Khan-Tengry that had finished with my fall, broken arms, and selfrescue there was always a thorn in my side – I knew it is possible to climb it solo!