Today begins the first in the history of independent Azerbaijan Himalayan expedition. Members of the national team in mountaineering fly to Pakistan with a view to the conquest of the most northern of the eight-thousanders - Nanga Parbat (8125m). Prior to that, our climbers six times ascended in the Himalayas as part of international expeditions.
As stated in the Mountaineering Federation, composed of three teams, experienced at high altitude, with Himalayan experience: Israfil Ashurly, Ismail Askerov and Rufat Gojayev.
The team plans to climb one of the most difficult routes - through the Diamir glacier.
Nanga Parbat is the ninth-highest peak in the world. It is the highest massif in the Western Himalayas and is one of the most rugged mountains. For a long time, it was the most dangerous, where most climbers perished. In Sanskrit, its name means Mountain of Horror.
Nanga Parbat is a huge array of tens of kilometers, with six peaks above 7,500 meters. Diamir wall height of several thousand meters towers over the whole district, hiding its hanging glaciers and rocks.
"This is a great event because it is the first national expedition to the Himalayas and a new page in Azerbaijani mountaineering," the Vice president of the Federation of Mountaineering Saridan Mursakulov told Turan.
"Since last year we came out with confidence to the international level, in spite of all the difficulties and obstacles. I am proud of the fact that two members of the team are members of the mountaineering and tourist trade unions led by me. We believe that the guys with honor will perform the task and hoist the flag of Azerbaijan on the top and safely return home. This expedition is the answer to our enemies who claim that we have ruined mountain climbing," said Mursakulov. -02B-
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