The peak of Communism ... Probably, not only inveterate climbers and climbers of earthly peaks have heard about this mountain peak, but even average schoolchildren and students. Why? Yes, because the names of such highest points of the planet as Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Communism Peak are very often mentioned in modern books, popular science newspapers and magazines, feature films and documentaries.
Let’s try and we will deal with this, of course, an interesting geographical object.
The peak of Communism. general description
The 7495-meter Peak of Communism is a mountain that is among the 50 highest places in the world. It is located in the north-east of the Pamirs. The hill is a huge rocky-ice pyramid with a base in the form of a square with four distinct sides.
The southwestern wall located above the Belyaev Glacier is considered to be very steep and dangerous for climbing, as breaks off for more than 2 km. Its characteristic element is the so-called "belly", which is a rocky bastion at an altitude of 600-800 m with an average steepness of more than 80 °.
Sounds impressive, right? But, nevertheless, it was here that some of the most difficult climbing routes in the world were laid. There are 35 of them, and a distinctive feature of each is the uniqueness of technical parameters: a colossal difference in elevation (up to about 2500 m) and a significant steepness exceeding 50 ° are combined here.
In general, ascent to the peak of Lenin, Everest, Aconcagua or any other peak, as a rule, begins with the passage of a classic, or basic, ascent. For the Peak of Communism, it’s the Petrel rib. 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 transitions to the upper mark - 6300 m.
The peak of Communism. His story
To begin with, this mountain peak was discovered, one might say, quite by accident. Almost 100 years ago (in 1928), a scientific expedition was working in its vicinity to study local geology, flora and fauna. At the very beginning, scientists mistakenly took the mountain beyond the Garmo Peak discovered a year earlier. This went on for several years, until 1932, when experts finally established that the aforementioned peak is located 20 km from the Peak of Communism and is not at all considered 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 set the true height at 7495 m. After that, the place was mapped and first assigned him the sonorous name of the great leader of the time I.V. Stalin. And only in 1962 the peak was renamed into the Peak of Communism more familiar to us.
But that is not all. As you know, the Union collapsed, the political system did not live up to expectations, and the mountain, which is geographically located on the territory of Tajikistan, received a new name - the name of Ismail Samoni, a man historically considered the founder of the country.
But the locals call the peak of Uzterga, which in translation into Russian sounds like “breathtaking”, or “dizzying”. Indeed, from such a height and head spin for a short time, and breathtaking.