Afghanistan Czech Expedition to Kohe Tez, Akher Chaq, Kohe ...

Afghanistan Czech Expedition to K ohe Tez, A k h e r Chaq, K ohe Urgent and Other Peaks. T he Czech High T atras Expedition was led by Miloslav N eum ann. The other members were Z. D rlik, Dr. L. Divald, M. Greisel, M. K riššak, P. M ačak, M. Pelc, V. Petrik and V. Tatarka. They set up Base Cam p in the U rgente Bala valley at 15,250 feet, the site of the old Polish Base Cam p of 1962. O ther camps were at 18,700 feet (the 1962 Polish Cam p I ) , 17,300 feet (Satha-i K rak ów ), 21,250 feet (K otale B ardar) and 21,325 feet (Shoghordok A n ). K ohe Tez (23,015 feet; 2 6 8 *) was climbed via the Shoghordok A n and the west side by Divald, K riššak and T ataka on June 28, by D rlik and Pelc on July 1 and by Greisel and M ačak on July 9. Divald climbed P 5800 (19,029 feet; next to K ohe A w al) via the south face on July 2. A kher Chaq (23,032 feet; 269) was climbed first via the northeast face of K ohe Tez, K otale B ardar and its southwest ridge by N eum ann and Petrik on July * These numbers refer to the Wala Peak numbers given by Dr. Wala to identify peaks on the fine maps which the Polish Hindu Kush authority has published.

5 and 6, and then via the north ridge, a new and difficult mixed route of 3600 feet, by Drlik, K riššak, Pelc and T atarka on July 6 and 7. They all descended to the camp on the K otale Bardar. From there on July 8 and 9 they traversed Kohe Tez. On July 11 Drlik, K riššak and N eum ann traversed Shoghordok Zom (22,435 feet) and Shayok Zom (22,474 feet) and on the 12th P 6920 (22,704 feet) and K ohe U rgent (23,091 feet; 258) and came back to the Shoghordok An. They re­ turned to Base Cam p on July 13. Divald climbed Shoghordok Zom from the east on July 9. Jerzy

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