Passport

Ascent made in the 1971 USSR Championship on

Alpinism

1. Class of ascent: technically difficult.

2. Region of ascent: Central Caucasus.

3. Route of ascent with indication of peaks and their heights: Ushba Malaya

via: South wall, height 4320 m. (first ascent).

4. Characteristics of ascent:

height difference: 960 m.

average steepness: approximately 59°, average steepness of difficult

sections 87–88°

Length of difficult sections:

• 460 m.

5. Number of pitons: rock 86; drilled 14

6. Number of climbing hours: 50 h.

7. Number of bivouacs and their characteristics: four, of which three normal and one

   sitting.

8. Name of team: Combined team of "Elbrus" alpine camp

RS DSO "AVANGARD".