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  1. Passimta via the Western ridge (combined route, A. Naumova, category 3B difficulty, fig. 5, 6). From the Zestho alpine camp, go up the road to the Lower Sites, then along the trail on the right bank of the Zestho River and further along the snowfield covering the river. In the upper part of the gorge, turn left from the snowfield and, traversing along the trail on the left slope, approach the waterfalls. From here, along a steep trail to the left of the waterfalls, move up, then, crossing the left stream, exit onto the Upper Sites below the Sharivtsék pass via the trail. From the Zestho alpine camp, 4–5 hours. From the sites, ascend up and to the right along easy rocks, talus, and snowy slope to the Sharivtsék East pass. From the Upper Sites, 0.5 hours. At the pass, turn right and ascend via the Northwest ridge of Machkhappara (see route 27). From under the summit ascent, descend left onto the plateau of the Eastern branch of the Fytargii Glacier and along it (closed crevasses) exit onto the saddle of the Tskhenistskali pass. An initial bivouac is possible.

From the Tskhenistskali pass, descend left along a steep ice-snow slope (protection), further along the ice-snow slopes (closed crevasses) on the left side of the heavily damaged Tskhenistskali Glacier, along the southern slopes of the Southeast ridge of Sharita (rocks), approach its saddle. Here, turn right and, traversing under the northern slopes of the Northeast ridge of Passimta, approach the left side of the Western ridge of the summit. From the Tskhenistskali pass, 1–1.5 hours.

From the glacier, having passed the bergschrund, ascend along a steep ice-snow slope with a crevasse in the upper part (100–120 m) to the Western shoulder of Passimta's Western ridge. Here, turn left, then along a simple rocky, местами острому, snow-covered (cornices) 200–300-meter Western ridge, pass the jendarme head-on and approach the summit ascent along steep, damaged, snow-covered rocks.

Further:

  • Along a steep 70–80-meter ice-snow slope up (avalanches, rocks, protection).
  • Up and to the right along steep, damaged, snow-covered rocks of medium difficulty, 30–40 meters, along the inner corner (piton) to the Western edge.

Along steep, heavily damaged, and snow-covered simple, местами средней трудности rocks, 150–200 meters, along the Western edge, then along a 100–120-meter ice-snow slope, exit (piton) onto the summit ridge and along the ice-snow gentle ridge, further along easy damaged rocks, ascend to the summit of Passimta.

From the Tskhenistskali Glacier: 3–5 hours.

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