Communism Peak… Probably, not only avid climbers and conquerors of earthly peaks, but even average schoolchildren and students have heard about this mountain peak. Why? Yes, because the names of such highest points on 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.
Communism Peak. General Description
7495-meter Communism Peak is a mountain that is one of the 50 highest places in the world. It is located in the northeast of the Pamirs. The hill is a huge rock-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 very steep and dangerous forascents, because 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 great, doesn't it? But, nevertheless, it is here that one of the most difficult climbing routes in the world is laid. There are 35 of them in total, and a distinctive feature of each is the uniqueness of the technical parameters: it combines a colossal elevation difference (up to approximately 2500 m) and a significant steepness exceeding 50 °.
In general, the ascent to Lenin Peak, Everest, Aconcagua or any other peak, as a rule, begins with the passage of a classic, or basic, ascent. For Communism Peak, this is the Burevestnik rib. This route crosses the firn plateau of the Pamirs, which is distinguished by the fact that it deservedly has the glory of being 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 smoothly passes into the upper mark - 6300 m.
Communism Peak. His story
Let's start with the fact that this mountain peak was discovered, one might say, quite by accident. Almost 100 years ago (in 1928), a scientific expedition worked in its vicinity, studying the local geology, flora and fauna. At the very beginning, scientists mistook the mountain for the Garmo Peak discovered a year earlier. This went on for several years, until 1932, when experts finally established thatthe aforementioned peak is located at a distance of 20 km from Communism Peak 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 carried out by I. Dorofeev. It was he who set the true height at 7495 m. After that, the place was put on the map and at first they gave it the sonorous name of the great leader of that time, I. V. Stalin. And only in 1962 the peak was renamed into the more familiar Communism Peak.
But that's 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 who is historically considered the founder of the country.
But the locals call the peak Uztergi, which in translation into Russian sounds like “breathtaking”, or “dizzy”. Indeed, from such a height and the head does not spin for long, and it captures the spirit.
