Peak Korzhenevskaya

The Peak Korschenewskaja (Russian Пик Корженевской, spades Korschenewskoi or Пик Евгении Корженевской, spades Jewgenii Korschenewskoi ) is with 7105 m the third highest mountain in the Tajik Pamirs. The mountain was discovered in 1910 by Russian geographer Nikolai Leopoldovich Korschenewski and named after his wife and companion on expeditions Jewgenija Sergejewna Korschenewskaja (born Topornina ).

Location

The mountain is located approximately 13 kilometers north of Peak Ismoil Somoni ( Communism Peak ), the highest point of the Tajik Pamirs. It forms the northwest end of the chain of the Academy of Sciences, which is the highest part of the Pamirs. He is above the Muksu River and west to the Fortambek Glacier.

Climbing history

In 1937, the Russian Guschin reached a 6910 m high secondary summit. The main peak was first conquered by the Soviet mountaineers Ugarow A., B. Dmitriev, A. Goschew, A. Kowyrkow, L. Krassawin, E. Ryspajew, R. and P. Selidschanow Skorobogatov on 22 August 1953. They climbed on the north side of Fortambek Glacier to Korschenewski glacier and from there via the North Ridge to the summit. The mountain is named after the Lenin the second most frequented main peak in the Pamirs. The mountain has now been conquered from almost any direction. Most of these ascents were carried out by Russian climbers. Today's normal route from the south and reaches the summit ridge on the west side. The mountain was first climbed in 1986 in the winter.

The mountain is one of five lying on the territory of the former USSR seven thousand meters peaks. The snow leopard Medal is awarded to the climbers who have conquered all five summits.

• Mountain in Asia
• Mountain in Tajikistan
• Seven thousand
• Pamir