Lenin peak climbingMountaineering
expedition on Lenin peak
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Photos:
courtesy of Georgy Regetsiy (expedition leader and climbing guide) and
Valery Murzakov.
Comments: Igor Fedyaev. To enlarge photo, click on thumbnail image. |
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| There is nice view of Lenin peak from the alpine meadow on the Travellers' pass. |
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| After descent from Travellers' pass, before walking on Lenin glacier, one have to cross a few small streams. |
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| The Lenin peak advanced base camp (ABC) site stays on the side moraine of Lenin glacier at 4,200 m elevation. |
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| To carry the large amount of gear to ABC, you can hire yaks. |
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| The weather at ABC site is unstable: you can go to bed in summer... |
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| ...and wake up in winter! |
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| The other type of vehicle which is represented in ABC is common horse - but the background seems to be uncommon... |
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| Great feature of the Hotel Lenin Peak ABC ***** is fantastic views from your window! |
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| Real mountaineering starts immediately after you leaving ABC. Before you reach the Camp 5300 site, you ascend the snow slope to the so-called "Skovorodka" ("Frying-pan")- the mould called so for the concentration of solar irradiation. Be careful for the eyes! |
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| There are few ice crevasses on the way to Camp 5300. |
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