2.5A. 2294 2nd ascent!

Ascent Record of the 1971 USSR Alpine Championship

1. Ascent category — Technical, complex.
2. Ascent region — Central Caucasus (Shkhara region).
3. Ascent route with peak names and elevations — West Shkhara via Southeast wall (5058 m).
4. Ascent characteristics: Elevation gain — 1960 m. Average slope — 75°. Length of technically difficult sections — 1400 m.
5. Number of pitons used: rock — 137 ice — 62 snow — 3
6. Total climbing hours — 75 hours (not including descent).
7. Number and description of bivouacs — 8 (II, III, IV, VI – sitting bivouacs, I and VII – tent bivouacs).
8. Team name — Gruzalpha Club team.
9. Participants' names and sports qualifications: Mirianashvili Shota Mirianovich — Team captain, Master of Sports. Dangadze Dmitry Davidovich — Master of Sports. Abashidze Giorgi Erkleevič — Master of Sports. Khazaradze Otar Longinozovich — Candidate for Master of Sports. Gavasheli Alexander Maksimovich — Candidate for Master of Sports.
10. Date of ascent (year, month, day) — 1971, October 22 to November 2.
11. Team's final standing — 1st place (59.087).