Free Korea Peak

Free Korea Peak
Pik Svobodnaya Koreya
The northern face
Highest point
Elevation4,740[1] m (15,550 ft)
Coordinates42°29′46″N 74°32′59″E / 42.49611°N 74.54972°E / 42.49611; 74.54972
Geography
Free Korea Peak is located in Kyrgyzstan
Free Korea Peak
Free Korea Peak
Parent rangeKyrgyz 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

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]

Viewed from the north. Ak-Sai Glacier is in the foreground.
The southern face

References

  1. ^ "Aksaiskoe Gorge. Svobodnaya Korea ("Free Korea"), 4,740 m / Climb / Mountain.RU". www.mountain.ru.
  2. ^ "AAC Publications – Free Korea Peak, New Route". publications.americanalpineclub.org.
  3. ^ "The Tian Shan : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org.
  4. ^ a b "Пик Свободная Корея". Информационный портал о Кыргызстане, новости Кыргызстана и туризма (open.kg).