About the book: 1959 / The author of this book, I. E. Ryzhov, is a famous Soviet journalist and climber who died at the front during the Great Patriotic War, was a participant in many difficult ascents to the highest peaks of Central Asia. The story “To the Transcendent Lake” is based on the diaries of an expedition that actually took place and of which the author was a participant; Only the names of the heroes of the described events have been changed. This story tells about the fearlessness, courage and courage of the Soviet people, who do not stop in achieving their goals in the face of any difficulties..