10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LENIN PEAK»
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1
Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan
LENIN NOHIYA. See RUDAKI NOHIYA. LENIN PEAK. The second highest point (
after the Samanids Peak) in Tajikistan and the former Soviet Union, Lenin Peak
reaches 7,134 meters. Its highest point is on the Trans-Altai mountain range.
Kamoludin Abdullaev, Shahram Akbarzaheh, 2010
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
BT Parks-Hungary Lenin Peak (Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) UF Pik Lenina (
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) BT Mountains-Kyrgyzstan Mountains-Tajikistan Lenin
Prize for Literature USE Leninskafa premifa v oblasti literatury Lenin prizes RT
Stalin ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
Previously Lenin Peak (23,405 feet; 7,134 m), on the border between Tajikistan
and Kyrgyzstan in the Trans-Altay range, was thought to be the highest point in
Central Asia. In 1943. Lenin Peak (which still retains that name I was displaced ...
4
Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer
Four-time Snow Leopard 1986 Climbing leader, first Romanian expedition to
Lenin Peak 1987 First round-trip speed ascent of Lenin Peak; eight hours to
summit, fourteen hours round-trip First place, national competition, speed ascent
of ...
Anatoli Boukreev, Linda Wylie, 2002
5
Around the Roof of the World
Lenin Peak has been climbed more often than any other mountain of 7,000
meters or higher, but it has also been a killer, notably in 1974 when eight Soviet
women died in a blizzard at the top (Craig 1977) and in 1991 when forty-three
eastern ...
Nicholas Shoumatoff, Nina Shoumatoff, 2000
6
I Am Saved and Yes, I Am Perfect
In 1973 a team of eight Russian women mountain climbers were all killed while
climbing Lenin Peak, which is more than 23,000 feet high. In 1990, on Lenin
Peak, the worst accident in mountain climbing history killed 43 climbers.
Annapurna ...
7
Central Asia: Aspects of Transition
The highest mountains in Kyrgyzstan are still named Lenin Peak and Victory
Peak, and statues of Lenin, Dzerzhinsky and Frunze continue to occupy prime
sites in Bishkek, although the names have been removed. The museum at
Frunze's ...
8
The American Heritage Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
... Mitchell, Pennines, Pyrenees, Rush mo re, Sawtooth, Snow mass, St, Helens
09 Alleghenv, Anna puma, Apennines, Blue Ridge, Dulomises, Gtampians,
Guadalupe, Helvellyn, Himalavas, Hindu Kush, Humphrevs, Lenin Peak, Longs
Peak, ...
American Heritage Dictionary, 2003
9
A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes
More changeable weather is observed near Lenin's peak. More stable weather is
in the NorthWestern and Central Pamir, exceptions are the regions before
Communism and Revolution peaks. Dryness of air and high solar radiation are
typical ...
Hamid Wahed Alikuzai, 2013
10
Soviet and Post-Soviet Identities
... Uch-Korgon Jalalabat Andijan Ferghana Namangan Gulistan Shahriston
Mastchoh Asht Kokand 3769 Uzgen Kara-Suu Uch-Korgon Jalalabat Andijan
Ferghana Namangan Gulistan 7134 Lenin Peak 5085 Zarafshon 7134 Lenin
Peak 5085 ...
Mark Bassin, Catriona Kelly, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LENIN PEAK»
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Extreme Skier, Kayaker and Mountaineer Dies on Solo Expedition
... his body discovered in the Pamir Mountains of Kyrgyzstan, somewhere below the summit of 23,406-foot Lenin Peak. He was found in his tent, ... «Flathead Beacon, Jul 15»
Joint Statement between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of …
... Kangri in Ladakh, India and expedition in August 2013 to Lenin Peak inKyrgyzstan, and called for continuation of such exchanges. 4. «Niticentral, Jul 15»
Cataclysmic avalanches in the past 25 years
5.1990 Kyrgyzstan Avalanche: Kyrgyzstan (then Lenin Peak) near the Chinese border was the site for an avalanche triggered by an earthquake ... «India Today, May 15»
Kyrgyzstan Kas
Someday I'd love to ski Gulmarg in India, or maybe Valdez in Alaska, but first I want to ski Pik Lenin (Lenin Peak) near home. I've guided there ... «Powder Magazine, Apr 15»
No more heroes – the life of Goran Kropp
The first major peak he topped out, the Lenin Peak on the Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan border was completed in a record time. Two years later, he ... «The London Economic, Jul 14»
From Mount Rainier to Mount Everest: List of deadly mountain …
July 1990, Lenin Peak: At least 40 climbers from a Soviet-Swiss expedition were buried in avalanche touched off by an earthquake in the Pamir ... «The Oregonian, Jun 14»
Ice climbing planning to launch bid for 2022 Winter Olympics
They also highlighted two major projects - a Lenin Peak climb and a Climbing Festival in Mongolia, which are being funded in part by an ... «Insidethegames.biz, Dec 13»
Kazakhstan guide to climb Mexican volcano
These were the expedition to two 7-thousanders of the former Soviet Union - Lenin peak in Kyrgyzstan and to Korzhenevskaya peak in ... «Tengrinews, Feb 13»
Alpinism: Kazakhstan climbers won gold in Mountaineering World …
The Russian mountain climbers got 4.52 points for their ascent of Lenin Peak (7 134 meters) along the South-West Face of the Western Ridge, ... «Tengrinews, Nov 12»
Elation and Heartbreak on the Mountaintop
In 1990, a large team of climbers was attempting the summit of Lenin Peak on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. As they camped at 6,000 ... «New York Times, Jun 12»
