Qullai Istiqlol
| Independence of Spades - Revolution of Spades | ||
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| height | 6940 m | |
| location | Tajikistan | |
| Mountains | Jasgulem chain ( Pamir ) | |
| Dominance | 56.52 km → Ismoil Somoni Peak | |
| Notch height | 2402 m ↓ (4538 m) | |
| Coordinates | 38 ° 30 '36 " N , 72 ° 21' 18" E | |
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| First ascent | August 1954 by Soviet mountaineers under Alexei Ugarow | |
| Normal way | Hochtour glaciated | |
The Independence of Spades ( Tajik Қуллаи Истиқлол / Qullai Istiqlol ) is a mountain in the Pamirs in Tajikistan .
The mountain was originally called Dreispitz , named by the German-Soviet Alai-Pamir expedition , which discovered it in 1928. Karl Wien and Eugen Allwein failed when attempting to climb it. After the Second World War , the mountain was renamed the Revolution of Spades ( Қуллаи Инқилоб / Qullai Inqilob ). The first ascent was finally made in 1954 by a Soviet mountaineering group led by Alexei Ugarow . Since July 2006 the mountain has been known as the Independence of Spades .
The glaciated summit is at an altitude of 6940 m . It forms the highest elevation of the Jasgulem chain . The nutrient zone of the Fedchenko Glacier lies on the northwest flank . The glaciers on the east and south-west flanks are drained via the Bartang .
Web links
- Qullai Istiqlol, Tajikistan on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Pik Revolution at Peakware