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Mountaineering Museum of Kyrgyzstan
Mountaineering Sections

Section "Spartak"

25 June 2026

Founded in 1973 by Vladimir Biryukov. The club climbed Peak Lenin from the south side, Peak Pobedy (1981), Peak Kommunizma (1983) and made the first ascent of Peak Rapasov (6814 m, 1988).

Founded: 1973

Founder: Vladimir Biryukov

Achievements

Peak Lenin from the south side (1974, 1987). Traverse of peaks 26 Baku Commissars (6848 m) – Peak Revolyutsii (6940 m) in 1976. Peak Pobedy (1981), Peak Kommunizma (1983), Peak Korzhenevskaya (1983). First ascent of Peak Rapasov (6814 m, 1988), and other peaks. Snow Leopards: V. Biryukov, E. Slepukhin, A. Onin, A. Novikov, A. Potashov, N. Shchetnikov, D. Bochkov, V. Kapanin, Yu. Uteshev.

Main cast

Levan Alibegashvili, E. Streltsov, Yu. Shubina, V. Kapanin, A. Novikov, A. Onin, V. Duiko, A. Makarov, E. Slepukhin, N. Shchetnikov, D. Bochkov, Yu. Uteshev, P. Shibkov, V. Alabushev, V. Alexandrov, A. Samokhvalov, A. Potashov, E. Gorokhov, E. Cherenkov, S. Orlov, I. Terletskaya and many others.

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