- Peak Shchurovskogo via North-Eastern Ridge (route by V. Pelevin, category 4B complexity). The path from the Shkhelda alpine camp (group of 4–8 people) along the Shkhelda Glacier to the "Shkhelda bivouacs" is described in route 105. From the "Shkhelda bivouacs" cross the left branch of the Shkhelda Glacier upwards to the right and descend under the right side of the false Chatyn pass. From the glacier, ascend the steep snowy slope and through a bergschrund reach the rocks. Ascend along moderately difficult snowy rocks, then along easy terrain to the right side of the ridge saddle — the false Chatyn pass. From the saddle, turn right and move up along easy rocks of the North-Eastern ridge of Peak Shchurovskogo. Bypass the 1st gendarme on the left along steep moderately difficult rocks (belay!). After the gendarme, ascend along moderately difficult rocks, partially snowy (cornices!) ridge, and bypassing small walls on the left or right, reach under the "Trapezia" gendarme. From the false pass — 3 hours. Overcome the gendarme head-on (pitched belay!). From the gendarme, make a 30 m rappel to a saddle site. From the site, ascend along easy and moderately difficult rocks towards the "Paltz" gendarme. Bypass the gendarme along a wide ledge on the left (there is a site in the middle of the ledge). After the gendarme, ascend along easy ridge rocks with several sites. Bivouac on one of them. From the "Shkhelda bivouacs" — 10–12 hours. From the bivouac site, ascend along easy ridge rocks up to the "wet" wall of the first rocky ascent of the ridge. Ascend along difficult rocks with few handholds in the central part of the wall (pitched belay!) to the ascent. Further upwards along snowy and heavily destroyed rocks, then along a steep 150–180- meter ice-snow ascent (crampons, pitched belay!) of the ridge — exit under the second rocky ascent. Ascend along rocks of above average difficulty of the ridge ascent straight up. Bypass the wall of the 1st gendarme by traversing it on the right, first along an icy couloir (belay), then along a steep ice-snow slope. After it, ascend along destroyed icy rocks of moderate difficulty onto the ridge. Along the ridge upwards under the 2nd gendarme of the ascent. Bypass the 2nd gendarme on the right along a snowy slope and narrow rocky shelves (pitched belay!). After the gendarme, along a snowy ridge, exit under the rocky ascent of the peak. Along a 12-meter moderately difficult wall, a 2.5-meter chimney, and a 2–2.5-meter wall — ascend to the ascent (pitched belay!). From the ascent, along a 10-meter ridge, ascend to Peak Shchurovskogo. From the ridge bivouac — 9–10 hours. Descend from the peak via the Ushba Plateau (see route 105). Duration of the route — 4 days. Special equipment for 4 people: main rope — 2 × 40 m, auxiliary cord — 5 m, rock pitons — 10–12, ice pitons — 4–5, rock hammers — 2, carabiners — 10–12, crampons — 4 pairs, tent — 1. Possible bivouac sites — on all sites, on the false Chatyn saddle and the peak. ("Baksan Valley", A.F. Naumov)