Chapaev Peak
Chapaev Peak (Russian: Пик Чапаев, romanized: Pik Chapayev), also romanized as Chapayev Peak, is a 6371m mountain in the Tian Shan. It is located in the Issyk-Kul Region in east Kyrgyzstan.
It is separated from Khan Tengri by a 3.28 km ridge.
History
It is named for the Russian soldier and Red Army commander Vasily Chapaev and was first climbed in 1937 by I. Tjutjunnikow.
References
- ^ https://peakware.com/peaks.php?pk=3835
- ^ Yevgeniy Gippenreiter, Vladimir Shataev. "Six and Seventhousanders of the Tien Shan and the Pamirs" (PDF). Alpine Journal, 1996, 122–130.