Tajikistan

Kommunizma Peak stands at the junction of the Akademii Nauk (Academy of Sciences) and Pyotr Pervy (Peter the Great) Ranges in the north-west part of the Pamirs. It was Ivan Dorofeev, a Russian military topographer, who did all the surveying of the central part of the Fedchenko Glacer together with the adjoining peaks (which remained unclimbed by then). The exact coordinates and altitude of the highest one, 7495m, were confirmed only in 1929. In 1931 it was named after Stalin, in 1961 called Kommunizm and in 1999 – Somoni (Tajik). There are dozens of climbing routes on the peak, of the highest grades (from 5A to 6B). The most popular, so not among the hardest, are two: Borodkina Route from the Valter Glacier (the northern side) and “Burevestnik” from the Fortambek Glacier (the western one). And one of the hardest starts from the Belyaev Glacier and goes up the 2km high rock wall with the steepness over 80° The easiest route is from the Bivachny Glacier. Important notes 1. In case the group size does not come to four, we reserve the right to raise the price. 2. Trip’s starting date is preliminary. It depends on the local helicopter flight schedule and will be fixed not later than 40 days prior to leaving for expedition.

The right name of this beautiful mountain is Peak Evghenii Korzhenevskoy, shortly Peak Korzhenevskoy. With 710 5meters, it is the third highest peak in the Pamir after Peak Kommunizma and Peak Lenin, and the fourth highest in the former Soviet Union. The classic routes up Peak Korzhenevskaya and Peak Kommunizma start from the same base camp in the Moskvina Glade. Many climbers attempt both mountains using Korzhenevskaya to prepare for higher and slightly harder Kommunizma. It was first discovered in 1905 by the Geography professor Korzhenevsky, who had followed the Muksu River to the south side of the peak. He named the peak after his wife, Evghenia Korzhenevskaya.