- Bashkara via the South Ridge of the South Shoulder (K. Tumanov's route, category 3A). The path from the “Jantugan” alplager (group of 4-8 people) to the initial bivouac at the Jantugan Pass is described in route 146. From the pass, exit onto the Jantugan Plateau and move down along its right side. Bypass the glacier's icefall from the right, then descend along the moraine under the slopes of Lekzyr-Jantugan Peak onto the Lekzyr Glacier at the confluence of its Western and Eastern branches. Ascend along the flat surface on the right side of the Western branch, bypassing the Bashkara Gadyl massif from the south, until reaching the point where the Unnamed Glacier's icefall (which descends from a small cirque formed by Ullukara and Bashkara peaks) flows into the Lekzyr Glacier. To the right of this glacier, a small unnamed glacier flows into Lekzyr from a tiny cirque under the southern walls of Bashkara Peak, separated from the main glacier by the Southwest Ridge of Bashkara's Western Shoulder. Ascend the icefall of this steep unnamed glacier and, 50-60 meters above the start of the Southwest Ridge of the Western Shoulder, turn right and exit onto the rocks of the Southwest Ridge. Ascend simple rocks along the ridge, then descend to the right onto the steep unnamed glacier. Traverse the glacier to the right to reach a snow pad — a gap in the rocks of the South Ridge of Bashkara's South Shoulder. Set up a bivouac on the pad. The journey from Jantugan Pass takes 8-10 hours. From the pad (without backpacks), overcome the bergschrund by ascending the snowy slope, then climb under the rocky belt of the South Ridge of Bashkara's South Shoulder. Ascend simple and moderately difficult rocks, then a steep snowy slope directly upwards to the rocky ridge. Continue along simple and moderately difficult, sometimes crumbly, rocks of the ridge, directly tackling numerous small gendarmes to reach the South Shoulder of Bashkara Peak. The ascent from the initial bivouac on the pad takes 4.5-5 hours. From the shoulder, turn left and ascend the simple and moderately difficult snowy rocks of the ridge to the summit of Bashkara. The journey from the shoulder takes about 1 hour. Descend via the ascent route to the pad in 3.5-4.5 hours. The total duration of the route is 4 days. Special equipment for 4 people: main rope — 2 × 30 m, auxiliary cordelette — 2 m, rock pitons — 5-6, ice screws — 2-3, rock hammers — 2, carabiners — 8, crampons — 4 pairs, tent — 1. Possible bivouac locations — on glaciers and snowy slopes. (“Baksan Valley”, A.F. Naumov).