Due to its close proximity to the former capital of Kazakhstan, Almaty, it is a popular mountaineering destination.

The snow boundary on the northern slopes passes at about 3,700-3,900 m. In 1935 H. Rakhimov's group approached Talgar Peak, climbing from the north to the shoulder of the massif, the reached place was named Kopr.

[3] The first ascent of the main summit of Talgar Peak was made in 1938 by a group from Stalinsk (now Novokuznetsk), consisting of L. Kutukhtin, G. Makarov, and I. Kropotov.

In 1958 the group led by Snesarev used one of the most difficult routes to date to Talgar Peak on the west face to the south top.

During this time, 11 routes were laid to the top of Talgar, not counting the very beautiful and diverse paths to nearby peaks, such as Metallurg (4600m), Kopr (4631m), Chekist (4550m), Aktau (4686m), Sportivnaya (4117m) ), Karaulchatau (4504m).