Pik Garmo, Mountain summit in Academy of Sciences Range, Tajikistan
Pik Garmo is a 6595-meter summit in the Academy of Sciences Range within the Pamir Mountains. The peak features steep rock walls and extensive snow fields that persist year-round on its slopes.
The mountain received its name after 1933, when a regional renaming created confusion with other peaks in the area. Climbers faced difficulties for years in confirming the peak's exact location and true elevation.
The death of British climbers Wilfrid Noyce and Robin Smith during their 1962 ascent marks a significant event in the mountain's climbing history.
Visitors must obtain permits from Tajik authorities and arrange transportation to the nearest settlement of Poimazor. The ascent requires solid mountaineering experience and equipment suitable for extreme altitude and cold conditions.
The Fedchenko Glacier, one of the longest glaciers outside polar regions, flows along the eastern flank of the mountain. This glacier extends for a considerable distance and shapes the landscape of this high mountain region.
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