To feel an excitement, competition and adrenaline-pumping experience at once, our ice climbers equipped with ice axes and crampons as their only tools, look forward to the Karakorum Ice Festival that was launched back in 2012, to challenge their speed, skills and endurance for 2 days every year.
The Ice Festival is held annually at Orkhon Waterfall located at the historically important Orkhon valley covering an area of 1220 square kilometers (470 sq.miles) is one of the most important cultural regions in the world and was recognized by the UNESCO World Heritage as cultural landscapes in 2004. The extensive area encompasses the pastureland on both banks of the Orkhon river and includes sites such as Karakorum, the 13th century capital of Chinggis Khan’s Empire.
Orkhon valley is a one of the key tourist destination and on the way there one can enjoy many interesting places including Mongol Els and or Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes, Erdene Zuu Monastery at Karakorum, Khujirt village and Tuvkhun Temple. You can as well sleep in Mongolian ger, visit herder family to familiarize yourself with their lifestyle and ride on camel, horse and yak.
This year, the scope of the competition was expanded and named as Karakorum Ice Festival and was held on 08-09 December 2019. This competition is one of the measures that we take to diversify and promote winter tourism products in Mongolia
HERE ARE 5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER JOINING
KARAKORUM ICE FESTIVAL- 2020 IN MONGOLIA
Next time, we are planning to organize the Ice Festival on 5-6 December 2020. You are welcome to join!
Winter is a time of hibernation, yet it is a time for extreme adventures! It may not be a popular activity but ice climbing is definitely a must-try once winter arrives in Mongolia.
Get a glimpse nomadic lifestyle in the midst of endless tranquil winter steppes.
Many people believe the best time of the year to visit Mongolia is summer and autumn. The winter season is extremely beautiful with snow covered steppes. Mongolian nomads face harsh winter climate that challenge their survival strength. They make it by preparing months before for the winter, eating the right food, wearing the right clothes and having the mental toughness passed down to them from generation to generation. It is your chance to have peek and challenge yourself with this time. It should make an unforgettable memories and exotic photos to show around.
Spice up your life! We believe ice climbing gives us a chance to try something out of ordinary. Variety is the spice of life so why not try something new!
Get unplugged from technology for a while! Ice climbing gives us an exciting reason to switch off your devices and get some quality time with pristine Mother Nature. Heading to the great outdoors has also been proven to reduce stress, so take the weight of the every day off your shoulders, leave it at home, and enjoy what waterfall has to offer!
It is a great workout! Your enthusiasm in throwing around the axes will take its toll as muscles you didn’t even know existed will be sore. It’s a whole body workout as you kick into the ice with all your might and hold your body weight up while placing your next step.
Get out of your comfort zone! It’s extremely rewarding to push yourself and slowly overcome fears. It is a chance to push yourself out of your familiar horizons. No matter how far you take it, you’ll be broadening your horizons and having a blast while doing it. Besides, who doesn’t want to say “I climbed an icy wall with axes in somewhere in the remote countryside of Mongolia.
