Today at 6:00 a.m. four climbers from Azerbaijan, Sirkhan Mamedov, Firuz Dadashov, Rufat Gojayev and Denis Leusov began to climb the highest peak in the Pamirs and the former Soviet Union - Peak Somoni (formerly Communism Peak), 7,495 m high.
The route is of the highest category of complexity - 5B. It passes through ice and rocks. The athletes will spend several days on the Pamirs Plateau (6,500 m above the sea level) and climb to the top on a steep ridge. Opponents of the climbers will be the height, thin air, freezing temperatures and strong winds.
Last week, our climbers successfully conquered another Pamirs seventhousander - Korjenevskaya Peak (7,105).
After three days of rest, the team went to ascend a more difficult top, which will take 5-7 days.
The preliminary weather forecast for 19 August is good, the President of Azerbaijan’s Mountaineering Federation, Israfil Ashurlu told Turan. -02B-
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On December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), on a Baku–Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau, Ayxan Suleymanlı, stated that the plane had 67 people onboard, including crew members, 38 of whom died. According to him, 26 of the deceased were Azerbaijani citizens.
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On December 27th, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The wind will be southeast. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will be +9 to +11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is expected across the country in the evening, particularly in the eastern regions. Snow is expected in the mountains.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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