Map of Almaty with the nearby mountain resorts |
Kazakhstan National Guard jeep |
Snow leopard sculpture on Gornaya Street which leads to the mountain resort of Medeu |
Roadside animal sculpture |
Not fitting into the alpine scenery, Trader Vic's Island Bar and Grill, Medeu, Kazakhstan |
Medeu Speed Skating Stadium, Kazakhstan |
Medeu Speed Skating Stadium, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan license plate |
From the entrance to Medeu Stadium |
Almaty 2017 - 28th Winter Universiade |
Panoramic view of the interior of Medeu Stadium |
Medeu Stadium in summer |
Medeu Stadium, Kazakhstan |
Light tower, Medeu Stadium |
Medeu Stadium |
Kazan Mangal |
Sculpture of a bear, Medeu |
Abay Peak (4010m) from Medeu |
Medeu Stadium with Abay Peak |
Пик Аба́я (4010m) |
Walkway from Medeu Stadium to the cable car |
Abay Peak, Trans-Ili Alatau Mountains |
Cable Car base station at Medeu |
Cable Car links Medeu with the ski resort of Shymbulak |
Yellow license plate, Kazakhstan |
Kazakh Alpine Club, Medeu |
Snack shop in a converted Airstream trailer |
Cable car crossing the Malaya Almatinka River |
Medeu from the cable car |
Malaya Almatinka River, Medeu |
Malaya Almatinka River, Medeu |
Medeu Stadium from the Cable Car |
Medeu Stadium from the Cable Car |
Medeu Stadium from the Cable Car |
Medeu Stadium from the Cable Car |
Medeu Stadium from the Cable Car |
Water treatment facility, Medeu |
The cable car passing over the road to Shymbulak |
Medeu Mudflow Control Dam |
Medeu-Shymbulak Road |
Medeu from the cable car |
Above Medeu on the dam wall |
The Medeu-Shymbulak road crossing a large dam wall |
Valley above the Medeu Dam |
The dam above Medeu was built in 1966 to prevent devastating mudflows which hit Almaty several times in the early 20th C. |
View back to the south side of the Medeu Dam with the Shymbulak Cable Car |
The dam protected the valley below from a dangerous mudflow in 1973 |
Steven on the Cable Car |
Return trip from Shymbulak passing the Medeu Stadium |
Trans-Ili Alatau Mountains, Kazakhstan |
Medeu Stadium |
Medeu-Shymbulak Cable Car |
Medeu-Shymbulak Cable Car base station |
Busses link Almaty with Medeu eliminating the need for a taxi |