Gondola · Esik, Kazakhstan
Lift 1
Lift 1 is a gondola near Esik, Kazakhstan. It climbs 355 m over 2.32 km, from 1,648 m to 2,003 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 57 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
57/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Lift 1 is scarier than 57% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site.
- Highest above the ground: about 57 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 1.05 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 469 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 12°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 242 m of the 2.32 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Lift 1 is near Esik, Kazakhstan, at 1,648 m above sea level (43.26834° N, 77.36620° E). From there it runs 2.32 km up to the top station at 2,003 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Aqtas gondola · 18.1 km away · rises 614 m
- Медеу - Шымбұлақ аспалы жолы gondola · 28.4 km away · rises 663 m
- Gondola near Almaty gondola · 33.4 km away · rises 241 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.