title: Chapaev Peak
text: # Chapaev Peak
  
  Chapaev Peak (Russian: Пик Чапаев, romanized: Pik Chapayev), also romanized as Chapayev Peak, is a 6371m mountain in the Tian Shan. It is located in the Issyk-Kul Region in east Kyrgyzstan.
  
  It is separated from Khan Tengri by a 3.28 km ridge.
  
  ## History
  
  It is named for the Russian soldier and Red Army commander Vasily Chapaev and was first climbed in 1937 by I. Tjutjunnikow.
  
  