Mountain routes of Kazakhstan -
Climbing routes and ascents on the Meridional Ridge -
Peak Shater (eastern) is a mountain peak, 6637 meters above sea level, located in the Tengri-Tau Mountain range, next to the Khan-Tengri peak, whose height is over 7000 meters above sea level. In the main ridge of the Tengri tau ridge, at a distance of 6 kilometers to the east and a little north of the top of Khan-Tengri, there is a peak under the common name of Shatry. In turn, the peak loses its individuality and is divided into two independent peaks - the Western and Eastern Shater.
How to get there, visit -
Peak Shater (East) is located in Almaty region, Narynkol mountain region, Tengri-Tau ridge.
GPS coordinates: N42°13'10" E80°14'58"
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Peak Shater Vostochny is located to the dominant peak in the ridge - Khan-Tengri peak, 6.4 kilometers (in a straight line) to the west and a little to the south. The distance from the top of the Western Shater to the top of the East Shater is 1.8 kilometers. From a peak with steep avalanche-prone slopes resembling a tent, an almost vertical rocky wall breaks off to the west, ending at an altitude of 5692 meters above sea level on the Razorvanny glacier, which is located under the eastern slopes of Khan-Tengri peak.
The first ascent to Shater Peak took place in 1968 by a team led by G. Kireev. In 1968, the first traverse of the tops of Shatra - Khan-Tengri was made. This traverse of the 6th category of difficulty, made by the team of CA DSO Spartak under the guidance of B. A. Studenin (coach) as part of the team: A. Afanasiev, V. Zapeki, V. Popov, V. Tokmakov, E. Ilyinsky, E. Kambarov, A Toporkova. The team won first place and gold medals in the traverse class in the Championship of the Soviet Union.
Peak Shater Vostochny on the Meridional ridge, Almaty region
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