- Class of ascent — rock
- Ascent area — Central Caucasus, Main Ridge
- Peak, its height and ascent route — Vulleya peak, 3960 m, via the South Edge, East Counterfort.
- Proposed difficulty category — 4B
- Route characteristics: height difference — 750 m, average steepness — 40°, length of sections: II — 340 m, III — 530 m, IV — 280 m, V — 80 m.
- Pitons driven: for insurance: rock — 17, ice — 0, bolt — 0; for creating RTO — 1.
- Number of travel hours — 10.
- Number of overnight stays and their characteristics — 0.
- Surname, name, patronymic of the leader and participants, their sports qualification: Elagin Vasily Igorevich, 1st sports category; Kurkin Nikolay Sergeevich, 1st sports category.
- Team coach — Golovin A.A., Master of Sports.
- Date of departure on the route and return — August 1, 1979.
Explanations for the table
From the Chalaat glacier plateau, ascent to the lower left rocks of the East Counterfort of Vulleya peak and along them to the first snowfield, and then via the wall to the South Edge. Here, on a small rocky shoulder is the 1st control point. Further ascent first along the left side of the edge (40 m), and then along the right side through 2 snowfields and then along the edge straight up to the top of the East Counterfort. Here is the 2nd control point. From the counterfort, a 10 m descent onto a snowy "knife" and along it to the snowy North-East ridge of the peak and along it to the summit.
Recommendations for passing the route
Exit to the route from the Chalaat glacier plateau no later than 5–6 am. With an early exit, it is possible to ascend to the first snowfield not via the rocks, but via the snow of the left couloir with further traverse to the right along the ledge. The couloir separating the East Counterfort from the main massif is very prone to rockfall! The path along the South Edge passes through solid rocks and is not prone to rockfall, only closer to the top of the counterfort there are loose rocks.
Possible overnight stay locations:
- on the ledges in front of the second snowfield;
- on the top of the counterfort;
- on the peak summit;
- during descent — on Shkheldinsky Pass.
Descent from Vulleya peak goes along the North-East ridge to Shkheldinsky Pass and further to the Chalaat glacier (2 km traverse) and takes 3–3.5 hours.