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 Official web site of IRKESHTAM TOUR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lenin Peak (7,134m), one of the highest summits of the Pamirs, is located in the middle of the Zaalaiskiy ridge and administratively belongs to the Chon-Alaisky district of the Osh region, Kyrgyzstan.
Lenin Peak includes a large body of ice and snow stretching from the Krylenko Pass (5,820m) in the east to Razdelnaya mountain (6,148m) in the west.
Peak Khan-Tengri is one of the highest peak in Tien-Shan massive situated in eastern part of the Khan-Tengri range.
www.irkeshtamtour.com /tours.htm   (1322 words)

  
 Learn more about Vladimir Lenin in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lenin was the son of a civil service official, and distinguished himself in the study of Latin and Greek.
In March 1921, on Lenin's initiative, the New Economic Policy (NEP) was adopted, allowing limited private enterprise, in an attempt to rebuild industry and especially agriculture.
Lenin died of a fourth stroke in January of 1924.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /v/vl/vladimir_lenin.html   (898 words)

  
 Lenin Peak (7134 m)
Lenin peak (exact height - 7134,3 m) dominates over all central site of Zaalai Range and is well observed in various points of Alai ridge and Alai valley.
Lenin Peak was the first Soviet 7-thousander from which top the Soviet climbers have gone down on a ski.
The camp 1 is situated at height of 4200 m on the moraine of glacier opposite to majestic 3-kilometer’s wall of Lenin Peak.
www.pamirclub.com /lenin.html   (3122 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Lenin
Lenin, Vladimir Ilich (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader and theorist, who presided over the first government of Soviet Russia and then that...
Of special significance was the return of Lenin to Petrograd in April 1917.
Lenin had lived abroad, mainly in Switzerland, from 1900 to 1905 and...
ca.encarta.msn.com /Lenin.html   (170 words)

  
 Peak Lenin Ascent with Geographic Bureau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Peak Lenin is located in the northern part of the High Pamir mountain chains - the Zaalayski Range.
Peak Lenin is a popular mountain, it is often considered to be the easiest 7000m summit in the world for the climbers since it is relatively accessible and technically straight forward.
On Peak Lenin it is also necessary to adopt Himalayan-style, to camp in snow, and be prepared for poor weather.
www.geographicbureau.com /Central_Asia/peak_lenin.htm   (1059 words)

  
 Lenin peak region
This is a wide valley on both sides of the Kyzylsu (Red Water) river that is almost deserted and dotted with yurts and divides two impressive mountain chains, the Pamir-Alai to the north and the Zaalaiyskiy to the south.
It is an eight to ten hour trip over the large fertile valley dominated by the scintillating mountain peaks, amidst flocks of sheep, herds of horses and groups of shepherds in their characteristic yurts.
Lenin peak (7134 m) is a snow covered massif rising up in the middle of Zaalaiyskiy mountain range.
mountains.tos.ru /lenin.htm   (1131 words)

  
 Climbing to the Lenin Peak :: Climbing in Kyrgyzstan. Combined tour in Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan
Lenin Peak (7134 m), one of the highest summits of the Pamirs, is located in the middle of the Zaalaiski ridge and administratively belongs to the Chon-alaisky district of the Osh region, Kyrgyzstan.
Avalanches and snow slides are frequent on the slopes of Lenin Peak.
In addition to Lenin Peak, the Zaalaiskiy Ridge has a great number of summits over 6000 m high, which are of interest to both experienced mountaineers and beginners.
www.orexca.com /combined_tours3.shtml   (999 words)

  
 FANTASIA -> Mountains of Central Asia -> Highest peaks -> Pik Lenina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lenin peak has got the award of "easiest" as there is only walking up work with a few technical section in upper part, nevertheless there are some objective difficulties like bad weather, crevasses, strong winds, sickness or whatever else.
Lenin peak (7134m) is located on the Kyrgyzstan - Tadjikistan border in the Zaalayski Range in the area between the Hindu Kush and the Tien Shan called Pamir-Alai.
Honestly speaking Lenin peak is not the place where people are used to dig the caves (no reason to, many say).
www.fantasticasia.net /?p=643   (2340 words)

  
 Lenin Peak - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Lenin Peak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Peak in the Trans Altai range of the Pamirs, located on the frontier between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
At 7,134 m/23,405 ft, Lenin Peak is one of the highest mountains in Central Asia.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Lenin+Peak   (93 words)

  
 Lenin Peak --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Once thought to be the highest mountain in what was then the Soviet Union, Lenin Peak was relegated to third place by the discovery in 1932–33 that Stalin Peak (called Communism Peak after 1962) was higher and by the finding in 1943 that Victory Peak was also higher.
It is the most northerly range of the Pamirs and extends for 150 miles (240 km) east-west in an unbroken chain of snow-covered peaks between the lush summer pastures of the broad Alay valley to the north and the Muksu and Markansu valleys to the south.
Among them are Lenin Peak at 23,405 feet (7,134 meters) and Communism Peak, the highest mountain in Tajikistan, at 24,590 feet (7,495 meters).
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9047748?tocId=9047748   (859 words)

  
 Peak Lenin Expedition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Peak Lenin, at 7134m, is the third highest; the second highest, Pik Pobeda, lies nearby in Tien Shan.
Peak Lenin is a popular mountain, it is often considered to be the easiest 7000m.
On Peak Lenin acclimatisation trips are used for the taking-up of supplies for the final push.
www.ewpnet.com /lenindos.htm   (1295 words)

  
 Lenin Winter Expedition 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Then the attempt of peak Pobeda (7439 m) has been undertaken in the winter 2002 - 2003, but it was failed because of plentiful snowfalls and avalanche danger conditions at the route - the team has been compelled to stop an ascension.
Six members of the team who were preparing for Lenin peak climb have already cleared places for tents in darkness.
The fifth winter climb to Lenin peak 27.02.93 have made by Shtarkov I. and Michael Afanasev by the same route.
www.russianclimb.com /snowleopard.html   (1514 words)

  
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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.
Lenin Peak is considered the most accessible 7000-meter mountain.
www.ak-sai.com /mountaineering/lenin.shtml   (774 words)

  
 Mount Everest news - Mount Everest by climbers
Lenin Peak is situated in the Northern part of the Pamirs, almost at its boarder with the Alay.
And Lenin Peak is one peak and should not be divided into men and women climbing.
Peak Lenin has victims of which are not known on the official statistics.
www.mounteverest.net /story/stories/The1974RussianwomenstragedyonLeninOct282003.shtml   (1346 words)

  
 Peak Lenin
The standard offerings for Peak Lenin will probably be for trips of a little over three weeks (including travel to and from the mountain once in the former Soviet space).
There were climbers trying to ski the peak; in a couple of cases I heard they got frostbitten feet, presumably because their ski boots were not adequately insulated.
A group of their freinds is planning to return to Peak Lenin in the year 2000 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of their loss.
faculty.washington.edu /dwaugh/CA/pklenin/pklenin.html   (3455 words)

  
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Peak Communism (7495 m) is situated on the joint of the Academy Nauk Range and Peter Pervy Range, North West Pamirs.
The peak is the highest summit of former USSR.
The peak Korjenevskoy (7105 m) the 4-th summit of the former USSR — 12 km to the North from the Peak Communism.
www.sklon.ru /?p=mountains_garmo&m=mountains&l=en   (411 words)

  
 Ari's Base Camp - Mountains/Asia
On Peak Communism, the rock is poor and the approach is difficult, but because it is the highest of all peaks in the region, climbers have been active on the mountain for decades, and a variety of routes exist to the summit.
Peak Lenin is located in the middle of Zaalaiyskiy group in the northernmost part of Pamir, on the border between Tadjikistan and Kyrghystan.
There are sixteen routes on the slopes of Lenin Peak, seven on the northern side and nine on the southern one.
ari.rdx.net /abc/mountains/asia.htm   (9289 words)

  
 The project "Snow Leopard" in winter. Winter Lenin peak ascent / Climb / Mountain.RU
Winter Lenin peak ascent / Climb / Mountain.RU Mountain photos - amateur and professional photos of mountains.
In winter 2002 - 2003 an attempt of a winter ascent on Pobeda peak (7439 m) was launched but because of plentiful snowfalls and the avalanche dangerous conditions of the route the team had to stop climbing.
On www.mountain.ru there is an information, that the fifth winter ascent to Lenin peak (27.02.93) was done by M. Shtarkov and Michael Afanasjev via the same route.
www.mountain.ru /eng/climb/2004/snow_leopard   (821 words)

  
 SummitPost.org - Peak 19th Party Conference Climbing Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Peak of the 19th Party Conference, sometimes also called Pik Korzhenhevskovo, has seldom be subject of indepent expeditions to it, but due to its nearness to giant Peak Lenin it gained some popularity.
Where most think that Lenin itself is an ugly snowed over lump, Peak 19, (as it is often referred to in short), the forms of Peak 19 certainly have some charm.
As the whole of Lenin massiv, Peak 19 is known for its frequent and viscious storms, often coming in without warning, and as the Abalakow ridge is very exposed, with virtual no hideaway's it is no fun being caught in one up there.
www.summitpost.org /show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/2262   (1333 words)

  
 PEAK LENINA
On the opposite side is Lenin Peak, a gigantic white wall towering to the south.
We have become acquainted with the hard-packed snow that is like rock in the areas where the route crosses the snow that has slid down the northern face during the snowfall, and with the col at 5,300 meters, which marks the starting point of the slight descent that leads to camp 2.
At this altitude, on the eastern crest, eight women in the first women's expedition to Lenin Peak died of cold and exhaustion in 1974.
home.tiscali.nl /imcpamir/plenin.htm   (2034 words)

  
 Discovery Kyrgyzstan :: Archive :: Ecological problems in the Lenin Peak region   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The foothills of Lenin Peak, one of the most popular tourist destinations, are on the verge of ecological disaster.
The climbers used this unique place as a rest stop during their ascents of the Lenin Peak.
The activity of Chinese "businessmen" in the foothills of Lenin Peak is incomparably worse.
www.silkpress.orexca.com /archive/kyrgyzstan/2-2004/problems.shtml   (573 words)

  
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Peak Lenin Tragedy--Snow Leopard Down: TWC loves climbers from the former Soviet Union.
And this winter they planned an assault on Peak Lenin, at 7134 meters.
Dodging avalanche danger and overcoming illness, the 9 climbers on the expedition stood atop Peak Lenin on February 1.
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=5729690&postID=107583050350704058   (298 words)

  
 Lenin Peak on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
LENIN PEAK [Lenin Peak] formerly Kaufmann Peak, 23,405 ft (7,134 m) high, on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Dziga Vertov's Three Songs about Lenin (1934): a visual tour through the history of the Soviet avant-garde in the interwar years.
The lesson of the triple twisted pine: plum blossoms on mountain peaks and the future of the rule of law in Hong Kong.(Symposium: Hong Kong's Reintegration into the People's Republic of China)
www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/LeninP1ea.asp   (341 words)

  
 Lenin peak climbing
The way to Lenin peak BC begins from the Kirgiz city of Osh, situated on the south-east edge of Fergana Valley.
A large part of the way from Osh to Lenin peak BC lays in the Alai Valley at about 2,500-3,000 m elevation.
Lenin peak BC is situated on the so-called Lukovaya Poliana (Onion Field) and includes a number of comfortable tents for two with electricity, toilet and washing facility, medical care station, sauna, dining tent.
extreme.k2.omsknet.ru /eng/Pamir/lenin/2002   (275 words)

  
 piklenin
f the four peaks in the former Soviet Union which are over 7000m high three lie in the Pamir Highlands of Central Asia.
Peak Lenin is located in the northernmost of the High Pamir mountain chains - the Zaalayski Range.
On Peak Lenin acclimatisation trips are used for takingup supplies for the main ascent.
www.itic.org.ge /cmt/piklenin.htm   (1087 words)

  
 Peak Lenin 2002 : 7.134 meter in Kyrgyzstan
Peak Lenin 2002 : 7.134 meter in Kyrgyzstan
Peak Lenin lies exactly on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tadzjikistan, in the Pamir-mountainrange (39.31°NB, 73.01°OL).
Peak Lenin has a recent history of disasters, as in 1974 all eight members of a team of female climbers were killed in a storm high on the mountain; and in 1990 an earthquake-triggered avalanche killed forty-three climbers.
www.ice-x.nl /peaklenin_en/pl2002_main.htm   (263 words)

  
 Pamir: Lenin peak climbing
The ice wall of Lenin Peak (7,134 m high, other name is Kuh-i-Garmo) is unforgettable scenery seen after you reach the Alaisky valley with very rare summer settlements of local herders ("jailau").
The climbing of Lenin Peak from North (5A CC mountaineering) is perfect adventure and recommended as preparation to climb much difficult peaks (Communism, Pobeda, Khan-Tengri) due to very few technical climbing is involved but you can obtain excellent high-altitude acclimatization.
All the participants who will succesfuly climb the Lenin peak will be awarded with special diploma.
extreme.k2.omsknet.ru /travels/eng/climbing/lenin.htm   (609 words)

  
 Lenin Peak --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
The peak is named after the Soviet leader Vladimir I. Lenin.
Lenin Peak was discovered by the Russian explorer A.P. Fedchenko in 1871.
The first ascent was made in 1928 from the south by German alpinists included in the First Pamirs Expedition of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. The first ascent by Soviet climbers, from the north, followed in 1934.
www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9047748   (930 words)

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