He is noted for making the first ascent of the highest point of the Soviet Union – Stalin Peak (later renamed Communism Peak and eventually Ismoil Somoni Peak, its current name) (7,495 m) on 3 September 1933 as a member of the 26th detachment of the Tajik-Pamir Sovnarkom expedition. At the beginning of the German-Soviet War Abalakov went to the front.
Abalakov is recognized for his achievement of climbing Stalin Peak (later renamed Communism Peak and eventually Ismoil Somoni Peak), which was part of the Tajik-Pamir Sovnarkom expedition. He went to the front during the German-Soviet War.