Burdzhula and Nogkau Peaks

tower above the vast ice shield of Karaugom Plateau, Digoria, Central Caucasus. White Burdzhula, 4450m, is heads and shoulders above its neighbors. It stands at the Western-most corner of Karaugom Iceshield, in the Main Range of the Caucasus. Far to Burdzhula's left, one can see how the Main Divide drops under the sufrace of the iceshield plateau. That's where the plateau overflows to Racha Valley by Bokos Glacier, allowing a relatively easy access to the vast expanse of Karaugom from the South. To the right, under the dark cliffs of Nogkau, the surface of the plateau slopes down. There, out of sight, is the huge Karaugom Icefall, a much more difficult (but also more popular) route to the plateau from Digoria Valley in the North. August 1985