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Mountaineering Museum of Kyrgyzstan
Mountaineering Sections

Section "Selmashievets"

23 June 2026

Founded in 1972 by Valery Denisov. In 1988 Denisov led an expedition to Khan-Tengri – the first ascent via the centre of the East Face.

Founded: 1972

Founder: Valery Denisov

Achievements

Snow Leopards: Viktor Slyusarev, Werner Boschmann, Yuri Bashmanov, Nikolai Kuzmin, V. Kapanin, Yu. Uteshev, N. Bakin, Georgy Guber, V. Korolyov, Valery Salfetnikov, V. Shpeg, Evgeny Darmin. In 1988, Valery Denisov led an expedition to Khan-Tengri – the first ascent via the centre of the East Face.

Main cast

Vladimir Aizin, Victor Slyusarev, Werner Boschmann, Anatoly Kireev, Nikolay Podstrechny, Vitaly Sapozhnikov, Yuri Bashmanov, Nikolay Meshalkin, Valery Kratkov, Valiya Galyamova, Tatyana Boyko, Tatyana Keleberdenko, Nikolai Kuzmin, Alexey Kalashnikov, Andrey Terentyev, Mikhail Sukhorukov, Igor Pukhov, Dzhumabek Arzykhanov and many others.

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