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Pamir (Памир) > Pik Lenin > Additions and Corrections
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| dmiki | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Do you know if a list of 'snow leopards' is maintained somewhere on the web? I couldn't find one. Do they continue to track these ascents since the collapse of the Soviet Union? (ie. can you still obtain this title?) Thank you. If I'm correct, only one person ever climbed all 5 of these peaks from Hungary - Zsolt Erõss (last two peaks in 1994) (also the first Hungarian to climb Everest, in 2002.) | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2004 7:07 am | ||
| BigLee | External Link | |
Voted 10/10 | Quite a good article here about a snowboard descent in 1999... http://www.mountain.ru/eng/skialp/2001/lenin/valdek.shtml I like this bit: "The ascent of Lenin peak along the Western ridge is not technically difficult. There are only a few places where you can have some problems if you lack enough experience. The most serious thing - is ascent before the summit plateau up to 6,900, it's a narrow and steep ridge called "the Nose", where it is easy to fall down. If you fall to the South, it will cost a fortune to search for your remnants - The South Face of Lenin peak can only be reached by a helicopter - and it's not cheap. So it is "cheaper" to fall north, especially if you want your relatives to remember you with kind words." | |
| Posted May 30, 2007 1:54 pm | ||
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