Month: August 2022
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Congratulations to our incredible member, Nicole, who summited Lenin Peak on Wednesday!
And she did it solo! Lenin peak, or Ibn Sina Peak, is the second highest peak of both Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, reaching 7,134m. Well done, Nicole!
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Congratulations to our lovely member, Kristi!
She completed the 32km Visa Tour of World Class Almaty last weekend! We’re particularly impressed with her efforts given she’d just come back from a month’s summer break. Well done Kristi!!
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Art you happy to have seen this?!
Recent renovations at a former Almaty store, ‘Kazakhstan’, revealed this beautiful mural behind some drywall. The artists of this fabulous piece are Moldakhmet Kenbaev and Nikolai Tsivchinsky. The mural is an example of sgraffito, a form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting colour. Pictured here…
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Good-Bye Elaine!
We gathered for our regular coffee morning this week and it doubled as a goodbye to member and English Conversation Club leader, Elaine. It was well attended, particularly by our English Conversation Club regulars. Thanks for all your work for the club, @elaine.pounder, safe travels, and see you soon!