Fastest time to win the Snow Leopard Award

The prestigious Snow Leopard award is a mountaineering award given to climbers who summit all five mountains of 7,000 m and above located in the former Soviet Union. Situated in or between the former Soviet Republics of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, and with two mountains on the border with China, they are: Pik Imeni Ismail Samani (formerly Pik Kommunizma), Tajikistan, 7,495 m (24,590 ft); Jengish Chokusu (formerly Pik Pobeda), Kyrgyzstan/China, 7,439 m (24,406 ft); Qullai Abuali Ibni Sino (formerly Pik Lenina), Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan, 7,134 m (23,406 ft); Pik Yevgenii Korzhenevskoy, Tajikistan, 7,105 m (23,310 ft); Khan Tangiri Shyngy (formerly Khan Tengri), Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan/China, 7,010 m (23,000 ft). The fastest time to achieve the Snow Leopard Award is 30 days by Andrzej Bargiel (Poland, b. 18 April 1988) between 16 July (Qullai Abuali Ibni Sino) and 14 August 2016 (Jengish Chokusu).