Free Korea Peak

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Free Korea Peak
Pik Svobodnaya Koreya
The northern face
Highest point
Elevation	4,740[1] m (15,550 ft)
Coordinates	42°29′46″N 74°32′59″E / 42.49611°N 74.54972°E / 42.49611; 74.54972Coordinates: 42°29′46″N 74°32′59″E / 42.49611°N 74.54972°E / 42.49611; 74.54972
Geography
Free Korea Peak Kyrgyzstan
Parent range	Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range, Tian Shan

Free Korea Peak (Russian: Пик Свободная Корея, romanized: Pik Svobodnaya Koreya), is a mountain in the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range of the Tian Shan. It is located in Ala Archa National Park in Kyrgyzstan.^[2] It was one of the most famous peaks of the former Soviet Union with a 900m wall on its northern face that is famously challenging to climb.^[3]

Sources differ on Free Korea Peak's elevation, with both 4740m and 4777m quoted. To its north and slightly to the west lies the .

History[]

The first ascent along the northern wall was made by an expedition led by V. Andreev in 1959.^[4]

Prior to the discovery in the late 1980s of the 4810m Peak 4810 in Karavshin, Free Korea Peak, together with Ushba and Chatyn-Tau in the Caucasus, were considered some of the most difficult and prestigious peaks to climb in the former Soviet Union.^[4]

Viewed from the north. is in the foreground.

The southern face

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