| Shkhara | |
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| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,060 ft)[1][2] |
| Location | Svaneti region, Georgia/Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia[3] |
| Range | Greater Caucasus Mountains |
| Prominence | 1,365 m (4,478 ft) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| First ascent | 1888 by U. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to Svaneti or Svanetia ( Suania in ancient sources (სვანეთი Svaneti) is a historic province in Georgia, in the northwestern part of Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between The Kabardino-Balkar Republic (Кабарди́но-Балка́рская Респу́блика Kabardian: Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр Республикэ Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys This article is about the terrestrial Eurasian mountain range A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. In Climbing, a first ascent (FA is the first modern recorded climb to reach the top of a Mountain, or the first to follow a particular Climbing route Almer, J. Cockin and C. Roth[4] |
| Easiest route | Northeast Ridge: snow/ice climb (Russian grade 4b)[4][3] |
Shkhara is the highest point in the nation of Georgia. A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a Mountain, rock or ice wall In Rock climbing, Mountaineering and other Climbing disciplines climbers give a climbing grade to a route that concisely describes the difficulty Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Located in the Svaneti region along the Russian frontier, Shkhara lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) north of the city of Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city. Svaneti or Svanetia ( Suania in ancient sources (სვანეთი Svaneti) is a historic province in Georgia, in the northwestern part of Kutaisi (ქუთაისი ancient names Aea / Aia, Kutatisi, Kutaïssi) is Georgia 's second largest city and the capital of the The summit lies in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, to the south-east of Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain. This article is about the terrestrial Eurasian mountain range Mount Elbrus (Эльбрус is a Mountain located in the western Caucasus Mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia Shkhara is the third highest peak in the Caucasus, just behind Dykh-Tau. Dykh-Tau or Dykhtau (Дыхтау is a Mountain located in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia; its peak stands about 5 km (3 mi
Shkhara is the high point and the eastern anchor of a massif known as the Bezingi (or Bezengi) Wall, a 12 kilometres (7 mi) long ridge. In Geology, a massif is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or Flexures In the movement of the crust, a massif It is a large, steep peak in a heavily glaciated region, and presents serious challenges to mountaineers. Its North Face (on the Russian side) is 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) high and contains several classic difficult routes. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The significant subsummit Shkhara West, 5,068 m (16,627 ft), is a climbing objective in its own right, and a traverse of the entire Bezingi Wall is considered "Europe's longest, most arduous, and most committing expedition. "[4]
The peak was first climbed in 1888 via the North East Ridge route, by the British/Swiss team of U. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Almer, J. Cockin and C. Roth. This route is still one of the easier and more popular routes on the mountain. The first complete traverse of the Bezingi Wall was in 1931, by the Austrians K. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Poppinger, K. Moldan, and S. Schintlmeister.
Climbing on the Russian side of the massif is facilitated by the presence of the Bezengi Camp, a well-equipped base camp featuring huts, cottages, a library, and a sauna. The Georgian side is more remote, and persistent reports of banditry have kept climbers away. This is about the television program Bandit as a general term refers to Outlaw. Shkhara is climbed by "only a handful of people"[4] each year, due to its difficulty, size, and remoteness.
References
- ^ This elevation is taken from World Mountaineering, Audrey Selkeld, Editor, Bulfinch Press, ISBN 0-8212-2502-2, p. 68, and is supported (to within 5 metres) by Peakbagger.com and other sources. Some sources, including the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, give the estimation of only 5,068 metres (16,627 feet), but this is the correct height of the lower western summit. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia ( Большая Советская Энциклопедия, or БСЭ; transliterated Bolshaya Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya Soviet era 1:50,000 mapping shows a 5,158 metre spot height to the east, and this can be verified using a panoramic photograph taken from Elbrus. Mount Elbrus (Эльбрус is a Mountain located in the western Caucasus Mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia There may be higher ground still further east along the Shkhara ridge, which may reach 5,200 metres, consistent with the figure given here.
- ^ Shkhara on Summitpost also has a discussion of the elevation of the peak.
- ^ a b Shkhara on Summitpost
- ^ a b c d World Mountaineering, Audrey Selkeld, Editor, Bulfinch Press, ISBN 0-8212-2502-2, p. 70.
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