Free Korea Peak

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 was one of the most famous peaks of the former Soviet Union with a 900m wall on its northern face that is famously challenging to climb.[3][4]

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 
Geography
Free Korea Peak
Parent rangeKyrgyz Ala-Too Range, Tian Shan

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.[3]

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.[3]

Viewed from the north. Ak-Sai Glacier is in the foreground.
The southern face
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References
  1. http://www.mountain.ru/eng/climb/2004/koreya/
  2. http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213703/Free-Korea-Peak-New-Route
  3. http://www.stolby.ru/Mat/Stolbist/29/10-11.asp
  4. https://www.summitpost.org/the-tian-shan/171184
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