I look at the mountains, and the mountains look at me, and we look for a long time, without getting tired of each other.
- Li Bo
- Li Bo
1211 / 2014
Days 1,2: Arrival in Dushanbe.
Ascension to Mayakovskiy peak (6096 m) one of the most beautiful peaks Southwestern Pamir (range Shakhdarya, Tajikistan) . Classical and easiest routes, ice axes, crampons and special equipment for climbing (plastic boots, warm sleeping bags and etc.
Situated in the Pamirs on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tadjikistan, close to the borders with China and Afghanistan, Lenin Peak is one of only five 7000 meter peaks in the former USSR. At 7134 meters it is the third highest, the others being Peak Communism (7495m) and Korzhenevsky (7105m), both in the Pamirs, and Peak Pobeda (7,439m) and Khan Tengri (7010m) in the Tien Shan. To climb all five admits you to the elite group of Russian climbers known as Snow Leopards. Lenin Peak is considered the most accessible 7000-meter mountain. There is a high way going almost to the foot of the peak. Also Lenin Peak by the normal Razdelny route is practically no technical climbing involved.
Day 1/2 Meeting at the airport of Dushanbe at 03:20 (850-1000m).