The climbing area is the Central Caucasus — a spur of the Adyrsky ridge.

The peak is Khimik. Difficulty category — 88.45. The height of the peak is 3935 m

Route characteristics:

• Altitude difference — 1000 m
• Length of sections 5–6 km — 185 m
• Average steepness of the wall part of the route — 68°
• Number of pitons hammered, number of placements used: rock placements — 71, chocks — 15
• Total number of climbing hours without approaches and descent — 14

Number of bivouacs and their characteristics:

• 1st — lower kichkidarskie bivouacs, sandy grounds
• 2nd — a convenient ground in a snow corrie on the ridge

Full name of the leader and participants of the ascent and their

Qualification:

• leader — Sitnikov N.N. CMS
• participant — Melnikov V.I. CMS
• Ivchik V.M. CMS
• Volenyuk S.A. 1st sports category

Team coach — Popov V.L. Date of departure on the route — June 21, 1981