- Peak Aristova via the South Couloir and West Ridge (O. Aristova's route, category 4A).
The path from the Shkhelda alpine camp (group of 4–8 people) via the Shkheldinsky and Aksu glaciers through Peak Fizkulturnik is described in route 80, and through Biwacny pass - in route 87. The initial bivouac is on the South Shkhelda plateau. Traverse the snowy plateau of the South Shkhelda glacier along the southern walls of the Shkhelda massif and, after passing a wide snowy couloir with ice falls, turn left and ascend a narrow, long couloir to the "ram's foreheads" on the southern slope of the massif. The "ram's foreheads" are located between two wide snowy couloirs descending from the southern slopes of the Shkhelda massif onto the South Shkhelda glacier plateau. Bivouac on the площадки. From "Aristova's overnight stay" 11–13 hours. From the "ram's foreheads," traverse right to ascend, crossing a snowy couloir, to a rocky outcrop in the center of a wide snowy couloir. From the outcrop, ascend via the right couloir to a snowy saddle under the rocky walls. From the saddle, traverse the snowy slope left to a depression under the rocky walls. Then, up and left along the ice-snow slope of the couloir. Having passed two snowy "neckties," ascend via the right side of the steep snowy couloir to the saddle of the West ridge of Peak Aristova, between peaks Nauka and Aristova (snowy slopes of the couloir are avalanche-prone!). From the "ram's foreheads" 6–9 hours. Here, in a snowy depression, leave your backpacks and ascend Peak Aristova via a simple, wide snowy ridge. From the point of reaching the ridge, 1 hour. Descend from the peak via the ascent route. Duration of the route is 5 days.
Special equipment for 4 people: main rope — 2×30 m, auxiliary cord — 5 m, rock pitons — 5–8, ice pitons — 5–6, rock hammers — 2, carabiners — 10–12, crampons — 4 pairs, tent — 1. Possible bivouac locations — on glaciers, saddle, main ridge of the massif, and peak. ("Baksan valley", A.F. Naumov)
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