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The '''Snow Leopard award''' ({{Lang-ru|Снежный барс}}) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[mountaineering]] award, given to very experienced climbers. |
The '''Snow Leopard award''' ({{Lang-ru|Снежный барс}}) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[mountaineering]] award, given to very experienced climbers. It is still recognised in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]]. To receive this award, a climber must summit all five peaks of 7000m and above located in the former [[Soviet Union]].<ref>http://www.alpklubspb.ru/ass/a388.htm Story of the medal "The Voyage to the highest mountains of the USSR" ("Snow Leopard") (in Russian)</ref> |
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oh yeah It is still recognised in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]]. To receive this award, a climber must summit all five peaks of 7000m and above located in the former [[Soviet Union]].<ref>http://www.alpklubspb.ru/ass/a388.htm Story of the medal "The Voyage to the highest mountains of the USSR" ("Snow Leopard") (in Russian)</ref> |
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In [[Tajikistan]]'s [[Pamir Mountains]] there are three Snow Leopard peaks, [[Ismail Samani Peak]] (formerly Communism Peak) 7,495 m (24,590 ft), [[Peak Korzhenevskaya]] 7,105 m (23,310 ft), and [[Ibn Sina Peak]] (formerly [[Lenin Peak]]) 7,134 m (23,406 ft) on the [[Kyrgyzstan]]-[[Tajikistan]] border. In the [[Tian Shan]] there are two Snow Leopard peaks, [[Jengish Chokusu]] (formerly Peak Pobeda) 7,439 metres (24,406 ft) in [[Kyrgyzstan]] (divided by the border with [[China]]), and [[Khan Tengri]] 7,010 m (22,998 ft) on the [[Kyrgyzstan]]-[[Kazakhstan]] border. |
In [[Tajikistan]]'s [[Pamir Mountains]] there are three Snow Leopard peaks, [[Ismail Samani Peak]] (formerly Communism Peak) 7,495 m (24,590 ft), [[Peak Korzhenevskaya]] 7,105 m (23,310 ft), and [[Ibn Sina Peak]] (formerly [[Lenin Peak]]) 7,134 m (23,406 ft) on the [[Kyrgyzstan]]-[[Tajikistan]] border. In the [[Tian Shan]] there are two Snow Leopard peaks, [[Jengish Chokusu]] (formerly Peak Pobeda) 7,439 metres (24,406 ft) in [[Kyrgyzstan]] (divided by the border with [[China]]), and [[Khan Tengri]] 7,010 m (22,998 ft) on the [[Kyrgyzstan]]-[[Kazakhstan]] border. |
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There are more than 600 climbers, including 31 women, who have received this award since 1961 till 2012.<ref>http://www.russianclimb.com/snowleopard/table.htm Vladimir Shataev's list of climbers who completed the program</ref> |
There are more than 600 climbers, including 31 women, who have received this award since 1961 till 2012.<ref>http://www.russianclimb.com/snowleopard/table.htm Vladimir Shataev's list of climbers who completed the program</ref> |
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[[Igor Plyushkin]] was a Snow-Lepard awarded climber who died high on Mount Everest in 2006, one of about 11 people that died that season |
[[Igor Plyushkin]] was a Snow-Lepard awarded climber who died high on Mount Everest in 2006, one of about 11 people that died that season.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/cold-mountain-death-on-everest-620716.html]</ref> |
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== Records == |
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* [[Boris Korshunov]] ([[Russia]]) - 9 times Snow Leopard (1981 – 2004) |
* [[Boris Korshunov]] ([[Russia]]) - 9 times Snow Leopard (1981 – 2004) |
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* [[Boris Korshunov]] ([[Russia]]) - last Award at the age of 69 |
* [[Boris Korshunov]] ([[Russia]]) - last Award at the age of 69 |
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The Snow Leopard award (Template:Lang-ru) was a Soviet mountaineering award, given to very experienced climbers. It is still recognised in the Commonwealth of Independent States. To receive this award, a climber must summit all five peaks of 7000m and above located in the former Soviet Union.[1]
In Tajikistan's Pamir Mountains there are three Snow Leopard peaks, Ismail Samani Peak (formerly Communism Peak) 7,495 m (24,590 ft), Peak Korzhenevskaya 7,105 m (23,310 ft), and Ibn Sina Peak (formerly Lenin Peak) 7,134 m (23,406 ft) on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border. In the Tian Shan there are two Snow Leopard peaks, Jengish Chokusu (formerly Peak Pobeda) 7,439 metres (24,406 ft) in Kyrgyzstan (divided by the border with China), and Khan Tengri 7,010 m (22,998 ft) on the Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border.
Khan Tengri's geologic elevation is 6,995 m (about 22,950 ft.) but its glacial cap rises to 7,010 m. For this reason, it is considered a 7000m peak.
In order of difficulty, Peak Pobeda is by far the most difficult and dangerous, followed by Khan Tengri, Ismail Samani Peak, Peak Korzhenevskaya, and Lenin (Ibn Sina) Peak. [citation needed]
There are more than 600 climbers, including 31 women, who have received this award since 1961 till 2012.[2]
Igor Plyushkin was a Snow-Lepard awarded climber who died high on Mount Everest in 2006, one of about 11 people that died that season.[3]
Records
- Boris Korshunov (Russia) - 9 times Snow Leopard (1981 – 2004)
- Boris Korshunov (Russia) - last Award at the age of 69
- Andrzej Bargiel (Poland) - all 5 ascents in 29 days 17 hours 5 minutes, from start of the Advanced Base Camp July 15 (summer 2016)
Peaks
Snow Leopard lass peaks according to one source:[4]
- Ismoil Somoni Peak 24,590 ft (7,495 m)
- Jengish Chokusu 24,406 ft (7,439 m)
- Ibn Sina Peak 23,406 ft (7,134 m)
- Peak Korzhenevskaya 23,310 ft (7,105 m)
- Khan Tengri 22,999 ft (7,010 m)
Further reading
References
- ^ http://www.alpklubspb.ru/ass/a388.htm Story of the medal "The Voyage to the highest mountains of the USSR" ("Snow Leopard") (in Russian)
- ^ http://www.russianclimb.com/snowleopard/table.htm Vladimir Shataev's list of climbers who completed the program
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]