02-12-2008, 12:14 AM
From wikipedia, I find Peak Lenin is easy relative but there is a title award "Snow Leopard" for those who peak all 5 of the 7000m mountains of Soviet Asia. There were three in the Pamirs and two in the Tian Shen (spelled variously based on transliteration from Chinese/Uygir) or hills of heaven or celestial mountains. Peak Lenin is on the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border and apparently I was nearby when I went "to the hills of heaven" as I was told.
But, to climb 5 and there have been deaths on "easy" Peak Lenin including an avalanche that wiped out entire party, it is never-the-less an alpinist achievement.
But we do not yet know how many peaks are required for Alpinist 1st class. Is that like Motherhood medals where first class is less that glory and here is less than "Snow Leopard?" Surely it means more than one peak? Has anyone seen a "Snow Leopard" badge?
Inquiring minds want to know?
A.
But, to climb 5 and there have been deaths on "easy" Peak Lenin including an avalanche that wiped out entire party, it is never-the-less an alpinist achievement.
But we do not yet know how many peaks are required for Alpinist 1st class. Is that like Motherhood medals where first class is less that glory and here is less than "Snow Leopard?" Surely it means more than one peak? Has anyone seen a "Snow Leopard" badge?
Inquiring minds want to know?
A.
