Professional mountain experiences, built on long-term expertise

A Trekking Club company was founded in 2005 in Almaty by a group of nature-loving friends under the guidance of professional mountaineer Alexey Raspopov. We are officially registered as a licensed tour operator (state license with no0001061 dated 12 July 2005, license in a new electronic format).

Initially conceived as a mountaineering and trekking project led by an experienced Kazakh climber, Trekking Club has grown into a stable and well-established company with over two decades of hands-on experience, providing, among other activities, hiking, camping, adventure and cultural tourism services across Kazakhstan. Over the years, our activities have expanded, while our core values — professionalism, safety and respect for nature — have remained unchanged.

We are a team of passionate travellers and professional athletes with diverse backgrounds. Our guides and instructors include experienced mountaineers, climbers and outdoor professionals — people who have summited eight-thousanders, competed at national and international levels, led long expeditions and worked in complex mountain environments. This depth of expertise has been shaped and tested through more than 20 years of continuous work in the mountains, allowing us to design and deliver routes and programs that go far beyond standard travel products, especially in remote and technically demanding mountain environments where experience and sound decision-making are critical.

Our expertise and long-term commitment to responsible tourism have been recognised internationally. One of the camps from the private Trekking Club camp and lodge network became a finalist of the Top 100 World’s Sustainable Destinations (Green Destinations, ITB Berlin). We are also regularly involved in organising large-scale outdoor and sports events and educational programs, including children’s and youth projects.

At the same time, we strongly believe that real expertise is never static. Sustainable and responsible tourism is not a slogan for us, but a continuous practice. We constantly improve our approaches, study new international standards and integrate modern sustainability principles into our work — from environmental management to social responsibility. In 2025, our team completed specialised training in Gender Equality in Tourism under the UN Women program, recognising inclusivity as an integral part of sustainable tourism development.

Trekking Club is the result of a long-term professional journey, shared values and collective experience. We have turned our lifelong commitment to mountains and nature into a business that we believe contributes positively to Kazakhstan’s tourism sector and to the preservation of its unique natural heritage.

What we do

Our work is built around long-term engagement with mountains, nature and people.
We do not offer isolated activities, but interconnected formats of outdoor experience — from introductory travel to technically demanding expeditions and professional training. Each direction below reflects a specific area of expertise developed over many years of practice.

TREKKING & BACKPACKING - guided trekking and hiking routes from 1 to 5 days in the Northern Tien Shan, designed for travellers seeking immersive mountain experience rather than standard sightseeing.

CLIMBING - guided ascents to peaks over 4,000 m in the Zailiysky Alatau, including technically demanding routes and mountaineering expeditions requiring prior experience and solid physical preparation.

ADVENTURE TOURS - multi-day itineraries combining nature, culture and history, including hiking, off-road travel and remote regions rarely accessible through mass tourism.

MOUNTAINEERING COURSES - professional training programs focused on acquiring or improving mountaineering skills and safe decision-making in the mountains. Courses are adapted to participants’ experience and can last from 2 to 6 days or longer.

CAMPS FOR KIDS – outdoor programs for children and youth, based on comfortable tent accommodation in natural environments. Programs focus on active learning, teamwork and safe interaction with nature and can last from 3 to 8 days. 

CAMPING - network of seasonal camps and alpine accommodations

• Trekking Club camp in Turgen - first real glamping in Kazakhstan, works every summer since 2009. Became a finalist of the Sustainable Destinations TOP 100 award. We are proud to be on the list of World Greenest Places.
• Trekking Club alpine cabin located at a height of 2700m in Touyuk-Su canyon gorge. 

OUTDOOR EVENTS & TEAMBUILDING - custom-designed outdoor activities, sports events and team-based challenges aimed at strengthening cooperation, leadership and group dynamics.

NEPAL & TIBET TREKKING - international trekking programs in the Himalayas, including classic routes such as Everest Base Camp and Annapurna, led by the same professional team and approach we apply in Kazakhstan.

What we believe in

Responsibility, safety and long-term thinking are the foundation of everything we do.
For us, mountain travel is not only about reaching places, but about how we move through them, what impact we leave behind and what decisions we make along the way.

We believe that sustainable and responsible tourism is not a trend or a label, but a continuous professional practice. Our camps and alpine facilities in the Turgen and Touyuk-Su gorges are built and operated with respect for natural ecosystems and local conditions. We actively apply eco-friendly technologies, limit unnecessary infrastructure and carefully manage visitor impact. At the same time, our facilities remain open as platforms for exchange with like-minded professionals who share similar values.

Knowledge sharing is an essential part of our work. We travel extensively across Kazakhstan and know its mountains, landscapes and remote regions firsthand. We openly share this experience through maps, visual materials and our free GUIDE BOOK  — as a contribution to the wider outdoor and eco-travel community, not as a marketing tool.

Ultimately, our daily work is focused on creating travel experiences that meet the needs of today without compromising the future — for nature, for local communities and for the people who trust us with their journeys into the mountains.