- Belaya Neznakomka via the Southern ridge of the Uzlovoĭ gendarme of the Main Caucasian Ridge (MCR) (a combined route, Yu. Pulenets, 3B category of difficulty, fig. 5, 8). From the plateau, to the right of the MCR col between Belaya Neznakomka
and Zeskho (point 37), having passed the bergschrund, ascend 40 m via a narrow ice-snow gully (rocks, belay) onto the Southern ridge of the Uzlovoĭ gendarme of the MCR (a cairn on the left on the shoulder). Here, turn right and ascend 60–80 m along slab-like steep simple broken rocks, 15–20 m along steep rocks of medium difficulty on the wall side (“live” rocks, pitons), 80 m along simple broken rocks of the Southern ridge. Then, along steep rocks of medium difficulty (piton belay):
- a 20-meter corner (piton belay)
- a 40-meter wide destroyed rocky ridge
Ascend to the Uzlovoĭ gendarme of the MCR (a cairn). From the plateau, 4–5 hours.
Along a simple snow-covered 80–100-meter Northern ridge of the Uzlovoĭ gendarme — with a slight descent, reach the shoulder above the connecting ridge leading to the summit tower.
The gendarme's ridge:
- gradually turns left,
- drops down to the Ailaminskiĭ glacier.
Further:
- from the shoulder, a 30–40 m sport rappel descent onto the snow-covered connecting ridge (cornice),
- along the 20-meter snow-covered connecting ridge (belay) — approach under the summit tower.
From the connecting ridge, 35–40 m up and to the right along steep rocks of medium difficulty (piton belay) onto a ledge. Further, ascend 40–50 m along steep rocks, covered with flow ice (belay), along a 3–4-meter crack — a chimney and along a gently sloping snow-covered wide Southern ridge to reach the summit of Belaya Neznakomka. From the Uzlovoĭ gendarme, 3–3.5 hours.
A variation of the ascent from the connecting ridge. Traverse 20 m to the left to approach a gully, cross it (rocks, belay) and ascend 80 m along the rocks of medium difficulty on the left side of the gully (piton belay). Further, along a gently sloping wide snow-covered Southern ridge to reach the summit.
On the summit, there is a snowy cornice!