Vitaly Mikhailovich Abalakov
The two brothers Yevgeny and Vitaly Abalakov
Vitaly Mikhailovich Abalakow ( Russian Виталий Михайлович Абалаков ; born December 31, 1905 . Jul / 13. January 1906 greg. In Krasnoyarsk ;. Died on May 26 1986 in Moscow ) was a Soviet mountaineer and designer . He invented around 100 devices for the objective evaluation of an athlete's training processes. His inventions also include the ice hourglass , a method used by alpinists to create a fixed point in the ice. In 1934 he led the expedition of the first Soviet ascent of the 7134 meter high Lenin Peak in the Pamir Mountains , which he climbed a total of three times. The team of the Moscow amateur sports club "Spartak", led by Abalakov, has won 12 Soviet mountaineering championships.
Awards
- Honored Master of Mountaineering (1934)
- Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1943)
- Order of Lenin (1957)
- Honored Coach of the USSR (1961)
- Mark of Honor (1972)
- Badge of Honor for Physical Culture and Sport of the USSR (1976)
- Honorary citizen of Krasnoyarsk
Works
- The basics of alpinism. A guide to mountaineering. VEB Bibliographical Institute, Leipzig 1952.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article Абалаковы in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abalakow, Vitaly Mikhailovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Абалаков, Виталий Михайлович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet climber |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krasnoyarsk |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1986 |
| Place of death | Moscow |