Bezengi Wall

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Bezengi Wall is a prominent, heavily glaciated mountain ridge in the central Caucasus, known for containing several of the range’s highest and most challenging peaks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine climbing area
geographical feature
mountain ridge
borderRegionOf Russia–Georgia border area
climate high-mountain alpine climate
climbingType alpine climbing
ice climbing
mixed climbing
contains Bezengi Glacier headwall
Gestola
Janga (mountain)
Katyn-Tau
Lyalver (mountain)
Mount Shkhara
Shota Rustaveli Peak
Tikhtengen (mountain)
country Russia
difficulty high
elevation over 5000 metres at several summits
glaciation extensive
hasFeature heavily glaciated terrain
high mountain peaks
large glaciers
rock ridges
steep ice faces
hazard avalanches
crevasses
rockfall
serac fall
highestPoint Mount Shkhara
knownFor challenging climbing conditions
containing several of the highest peaks of the Caucasus
long mixed rock-and-ice routes
technical mountaineering routes
locatedIn Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus

Central Caucasus
Kabardino-Balkaria
Russia
mountainRange Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus
near Bezengi Glacier
linked to: Bezingi Glacier

Bezengi alpine camp
notableFor classic Soviet-era high-altitude mountaineering routes
one of the most impressive continuous high ridges in the Caucasus
partOf Greater Caucasus range
linked to: Greater Caucasus
region North Caucasus
usedFor expedition preparation
high-altitude mountaineering training

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Dykh-Tau isPartOf Bezengi Wall
Shchara hasRidge Bezingi Wall
linked to: Bezengi Wall
Шхара входитВМассив Безенгийская стена
linked to: Bezengi Wall
Bezengi Glacier near Bezengi Wall
subject linked to: Bezengi Glacier (nearby)
Bezengi Glacier drainsFrom Bezengi Wall
subject linked to: Bezengi Glacier (nearby)