Belucha
| Belucha | ||
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 Belucha mountain |
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| height | 4506 m | |
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East Kazakhstan ( Kazakhstan ), Altai Republic ( Russia ) |
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| Mountains | Katun Ridge ( Altai ) | |
| Dominance | 668 km → Köketau ( Djungarian Alatau ) | |
| Notch height | 3343 m | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 48 '25 " N , 86 ° 35' 24" E | |
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| First ascent | 1914 by BV and MV Tronov | |
| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Belucha ( Russian Белуха of bely for "white"; Kazakh Мұзтау шыңы Muztaý shyńy ), also Uch-sumer ( Altaic Уч-Сумер UC sumer for the "/ the three-member") and Kadyn-Baschy (Altaic Кадын-Бажы Kadyn-Bazý for "summit of Katun "), at 4506 m it is the highest mountain in Siberia in the strict sense. It is located in the Central Asian Altai Mountains on the Russian-Kazakh border not far from the quadrangle between Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China.
The double peak , which the locals worship in their ethnic religion , belongs to the Russian - Kazakh Katun ridge . The mountain range has numerous glaciers; the springs of the Katun rise on its north and west flanks .
Ascent from the Akkem valley
Mountaineers usually climb the Belucha from the north side, as there is a good way to get to the foot of the mountain in the Akkem Valley. From the village of Tjungur ( 824 m altitude) on the edge of the Uimon steppe you have to climb about 40 km through the Akkem valley to the Akkem lake ( 2057 m ). There is a small weather station and a helipad at the lake . This is also the last real opportunity for a good campsite. The moraine landscape of the Akkem glacier leads to the glacier gate and can then continue to climb over the glacier. There is also an emergency bivouac hut just below the summit .
Ascent from the Kutscherla valley
From the Kutscherla valley, which runs parallel, a good ascent to the (relatively small) glacier there is also possible, as well as a climb into the neighboring valleys. Kutscherla Lake , located at around 1800 m , is a few kilometers long and therefore much larger than that in the Akkem Valley. Above there are larger amounts of dead ice under the rock blocks.
