Domashniy Peak

The Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin expedition team hiked to the summit of Domashniy Peak over the weekend as they continue their acclimatization efforts. It was a beautiful day that presented excellent views of Peak Lenin, as well as the other surrounding peaks and valleys. In fact, the weather was so good that the team was able to spend extra time at their high point for the day basking in the sunshine and examining the route up Peak Lenin. Expedition leader, Terray Sylvester checked in with this dispatch from Camp 1:

Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin (7134m/23,406ft) expedition. Today is July 5th.

Today we went for an acclimatization hike up Home Peak, Domashniy Peak (4700m/15,420ft), right above Camp 1 (4400m/14,435ft). We came back down in time for lunch, and we lingered for a long time on the summit, because the sky is completely clear today! So we had great views of the whole face of Peak Lenin up to almost Camp 2 (5300m/17,388ft), which was hidden from sight. And then, the summit ridge as well, all the way up to almost the summit of Peak Lenin. We can’t quite see the true summit from here.

We came down for lunch, and we’ve been relaxing this afternoon. Tomorrow, we’re planning another acclimatization hike up Yukhin Peak (5130m/16,831ft). And after that, we’ll be preparing for our first rotation.

Everything’s going really well here in Kyrgyzstan. We will be in touch tomorrow.

Excellent views of Peak Lenin! (Photo by Terray Sylvester)

Our climbers, Jeff and Fatima, with guide Andrei Kuznetsov (photo by Terray Sylvester)

Morning views of Peak Lenin from Camp 1 (photo by Terray Sylvester)

In addition to these expedition dispatches, you can also follow our teams as they make their attempts on the world’s most formidable mountains on:

– Amazon Alexa devices with the Madison Mountaineering Flash Briefing skill:

• Enable the skill and add to your flash briefing to hear our daily audio expedition updates on select expeditions.  Just say, “Alexa, play my flash briefing.“

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