Kjukjurtlju

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Kjukjurtlju
In the middle of the Kjukjurtlju Dome, on the right the west wall of the Kjukjurtlju

In the middle of the Kjukjurtlju Dome, on the right the west wall of the Kjukjurtlju

height 4912  m
location Karachay-Cherkessia , Russia
Mountains Caucasus
Dominance 2.7 km →  Elbrus -Southwest summit
Coordinates 43 ° 20 '34 "  N , 42 ° 24' 23"  E Coordinates: 43 ° 20 '34 "  N , 42 ° 24' 23"  E
Kjukjurtlju (Caucasus)
Kjukjurtlju
First ascent Popov and Comrades, 1932
Kükürtlü dome, on the right the south ridge with subsequent ascent route to Elbrus (west and south-west peaks).

Kükürtlü dome, the right of the South back with subsequent climb to Elbrus (west and southwest summit).

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The Kjukjurtlju ( Russian Кюкюртлю , Karachay-Balkar same spelling, pronunciation here but Kükürtlü = "The sulphurous", Eng. Kukurtlu Dome ) is a 4912  m high mountain of the Russian section of the Caucasus . It is located in the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia , north of the border with Georgia and west of the border with Kabardino-Balkaria . It is the dominance reference point for the highest mountain in the Alps , Mont Blanc .

The mountain is located on the west shoulder of the Elbrus and slopes down towards the west with a 600 meter high, almost vertical wall . The highest point of this wall at 4639  m is usually given in Russian publications as the height of Kjukjurtlju and not the top of the mountain.

A rarely used route leads over the south ridge of this summit to the Elbrus. As with the “southern route” of the Elbrus, the start is at the end of the Baksan valley in Asau. In contrast to the normal route, there are no support points . The mountaineers have to carry all equipment and food themselves. With 45 ° in ice and firn and a second degree of difficulty on rock , the difficulties are limited. To do this, you have to find your own way through glaciated terrain.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Западная стена Кюкюртлю , accessed June 2, 2009.
  2. ^ Friedrich Bender: Caucasus. Central Caucasus; Svanetian chain; Mountain tours between Elbrus and Besingi . J. Berg, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-7634-1053-8 .

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