Free Korea Peak
| Free Korea Peak | |
|---|---|
| Pik Svobodnaya Koreya | |
 The northern face | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,740[1] m (15,550 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°29′46″N 74°32′59″E / 42.49611°N 74.54972°E |
| Geography | |
  Free Korea Peak | |
| Parent range | Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range, Tian Shan |
Free Korea Peak (Russian: Пик Свободная Корея, romanized: Pik Svobodnaya Koreya), is a mountain in the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range of the Tian Shan. It is located in Ala Archa National Park in Kyrgyzstan.[2] It is one of the most famous peaks in the former Soviet Union, with a 900m wall on its northern face that is famously challenging to climb.[3]
Sources differ on Free Korea Peak's elevation, with both 4740m and 4777m quoted. To its north and slightly to the west lies the Ak-Sai Glacier.
History
[edit]The first ascent along the northern wall was made by an expedition led by V. Andreev in 1959.[4]
Prior to the discovery in the late 1980s of the 4810m Peak 4810 in Karavshin, Free Korea Peak, together with Ushba and Chatyn-Tau in the Caucasus, were considered some of the most difficult and prestigious peaks to climb in the former Soviet Union.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aksaiskoe Gorge. Svobodnaya Korea ("Free Korea"), 4,740 m / Climb / Mountain.RU". www.mountain.ru.
- ^ "AAC Publications – Free Korea Peak, New Route". publications.americanalpineclub.org.
- ^ "The Tian Shan : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org.
- ^ a b "Пик Свободная Корея". Информационный портал о Кыргызстане, новости Кыргызстана и туризма (open.kg).