Azerbaijan, Baku / Тrend corr Z. Safarov / Azerbaijani alpinists Ismayil Askarov and Akif Rustamov leave to climb the Pick of Communism (7,495 m).
Reported by the head of the Republican Alpinists Club, Saridan Mursagulov, prior to their climb to the Peak of Communism, the alpinists will first climb the Pick of Korjnevskaya (7,104 m). Should Rustamov be successful in his final climb, he will become closer to achieving the title 'Snow Leopard' which is presented to those climbers who are successful in climbing the renowned former USSR peaks over 7,000 m high.. Rustamov has since climbed two such peaks.
Mursagulov noted that the forthcoming expedition will take place from 17 July to the end of August.