According to Kyrgyz media reports, a few days ago, two mountaineers had an accident when they reached the summit of Lenin Peak and unfortunately died.
The victims were a 38-year-old Russian citizen and a 41-year-old Kyrgyz, at an altitude of 6,100 meters above Sea Level.
Two members of the team may have died of hypothermia, and the transport of the remains is currently underway.
It is understood that Lenin Peak is the second highest peak in Kyrgyzstan and is one of the most difficult to climb in Central Asia, located on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, about two hundred kilometers away from the southern city of Osh.
This mountain is a very famous mountain of the Soviet period, named after the leader Lenin, and is located in the northern part of the Pamir Mountains, on the Alai Mountains. Its altitude is 7134 meters, ranking among the world's top 100 mountains.
Lenin Peak is one of the most popular climbing peaks in Kyrgyzstan and attracts many climbing enthusiasts every year.
If the weather is good, the climb is not very difficult, and there is no need for special mountaineering training to have the opportunity to climb such a high altitude. However, if the weather changes, the climb is extremely difficult.
In 1974, an 8-member climbing team was killed in a snowstorm. The bigger disaster occurred in 1990, when an earthquake-triggered avalanche killed 43 climbers.
Lenin Peak was discovered by the Russian explorer A.P. Fedchenko in 1871.
On September 25, 1928, members of the Pamir expedition of the USSR Academy of Sciences made the summit ascent for the first time from the south slope.
Before 1933, Lenin Peak was considered the highest peak in the Soviet Union and was very popular with mountaineers and tourists.
Ascend to one of the highest peaks in Central Asia for breathtaking views of the Pamir Mountains.
The steep side of Lenin Peak is covered by glaciers, and at the foot of the mountain there is a large base camp Achyk-Tash, located in the area of the same name, at an altitude of 3600 meters, the tourist infrastructure is relatively complete, and the camp can receive thousands of tourists every year.