The peak of Communism ... Probably about this mountain peakit was possible to hear not only inveterate climbers and conquerors of terrestrial peaks, but even average students and students. Why? Yes, because the names of such high points of the planet as Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Peak Communism are very often mentioned in modern books, popular science newspapers and magazines, feature films and documentaries.
Let's try and understand this, of course, an interesting geographical object.
Peak of Communism. general description
Юго-западная стена, расположенная над ледником Belyaev, is considered very cool and dangerous for climbing, because ends more than 2 km. Its characteristic element is the so-called "belly", which is a rock bastion at an altitude of 600-800 m with an average steepness of more than 80 °.
Sounds impressive, right?But, nevertheless, it is here that laid one of the most difficult climbing routes in the world. There are 35 of them altogether, and the distinctive feature of each is the uniqueness of technical parameters: a colossal height difference (up to about 2500 m) and a significant steepness exceeding 50 ° are combined here.
In general, climbing to the peak of Lenin, Everest,Aconcagua or any other peak, as a rule, begins with the passage of the classical, or basic, ascent. For the Peak of Communism, this is the edge of the Petrel. This route crosses the firn plateau of the Pamirs, which is distinguished by the fact that it deservedly has the glory of the highest and longest on the planet. Its length is really impressive - 12 km, and its width is slightly more than 3 km, while the lower point is at an altitude of 4700 m and gradually gradually passes into the upper mark - 6300 m.
The peak of Communism. His story
Let's start with the fact that this mountain peak wasopen, one might say, completely by accident. Nearly 100 years ago (in 1928), a scientific expedition was working in its vicinity, studying local geology, flora and fauna. At the very beginning, scientists mistakenly took the mountain as the Garmo Peak, which was open a year earlier. This went on for several years, until 1932, when experts finally established that the above-mentioned peak was located 20 km from Communism Peak and is not at all considered to be the highest point of the mountain range.
How did you manage to set the height?With the help of topographic surveys conducted by I. Dorofeev. It was he who established the true height of 7495 m. After that, the place was mapped and at first assigned to him the sonorous name of the great leader of that time, JV Stalin. And only in 1962 the summit was renamed the peak of Communism, which is more familiar to us.
But the locals call the summit of Uztergy, which istranslated into Russian sounds like "breathtaking" or "dizzy." Indeed, from such a height and head not long spin, and the spirit is breathtaking.
