Tartu Ülikool 350 ( en, University of Tartu 350; russian: пик имени Тартуского университета) is a

mountain peak A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...

in Central

Pamir Pamir may refer to: Geographical features * Pamir Mountains, a mountain range in Central Asia ** Pamir-Alay, a mountain system in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, part of the Pamir Mountains *A pamir (valley) is a high plateau or valley surro ...

. It was first reached in 1982 to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the founding of the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

. It is located in the Tanimas mountain range in

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. At the time of first ascent it was considered to be the highest unreached peak in the territory of the former

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

.Andres Hiiemäe
Ülikooli mäetipu vallutuse raske tee
Universitas Tartuensis (in Estonian) The summit has been reached by

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n climbing groups twice, on 3 August 1982 (group: Kalev Muru, Kalle Hansen, Anu Kallavus, Andres Paris, Jaan Künnap and Kalle Aedviir), and on 31 July 2012 (group: Andres Hiiemäe, Erik Jaaniso, Marko Aasa, Priit Rooden, Merili Simmer, Kristjan-Erik Suurväli, Tõnu Põld, Priit Simson, Priit Joosu, Sven Oja).Brief (unofficial) History of Mountaineering and Climbing Sport in Estonia, History of "Firn" Included
Firn (version from May 2013)Inga Külmoja
Remote Peak Named after Tartu Conquered Again
University of Tartu Blog, August 24, 2012 It was first thought to rise to , hence its suitability to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the university, but according to the

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-measurements made on the second ascent in 2012 the peak was actually found to be high. At the time of the first conquest it was one out of five peaks in Soviet Union that was named after a university and the highest of them.Enn Saar
"Pamiiri südames"
Horisont, October 1982 (in JKAlpiklubi webpage) The peak is located at two weeks distance from the nearest inhabited area. Near to it there is also a high Mt. J.F. Parrot that is named after

Friedrich Parrot Johann Jacob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot (14 October 1791) was a Baltic German naturalist, explorer, and mountaineer, who lived and worked in Dorpat (today Tartu, Estonia) in what was then the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire. A pio ...

, who was a physics professor and a rector at the University of Tartu and who is considered the pioneer of scientific mountaineering. Among the things left at the top of the peak are, a plaque, a traditional university cap and the university flag.

Gallery

Photos by Jaan Künnap from 1982 expedition: 1982 expedition to Tartu Ülikool 350 (25).jpg 1982 expedition to Tartu Ülikool 350 (39).jpg 1982 expedition to Tartu Ülikool 350 (40).jpg 1982 expedition to Tartu Ülikool 350 (41).jpg 1982 expedition to Tartu Ülikool 350 (45).jpg 1982 expedition to Tartu Ülikool 350 (47).jpg 1982 expedition to Tartu Ülikool 350 (48).jpg

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Remote Peaks Named after Tartu to Be Climbed Again
ERR, 7/9/2012
Images from the first ascent
1982 Tartu Ülikooli juubeliekspeditsioon / Firn
"Pamiiri ekspeditsiooni materjalid" (''Materials from Pamir expedition'')
Firn * Enn Saar
Expedition report on the conquest of the peak in 1982
(in Russian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tartu Ulikool 350 Six-thousanders of the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan