I. Category of ascent — category of technical ascents. 2. Region of ascent — Central Caucasus. 3. Peak and route — Western Shkhara (5058 m) via the center of the southwest face. 4. Estimated category of difficulty — 6th cat. diff. 5. Characteristics of the route: a) height difference — 1540 m; b) length of sections — 6th cat. diff. — 695 m; — 5th cat. diff. — 520 m; c) average steepness — 75°; e) steepness of the lower half — 60–65°; d) steepness of the rocky bastion — 90°. 6. Number of pitons driven: a) rock pitons — 145; b) ice screws — 54; c) bolt pitons — 9; out of which 23 were used for creating artificial holds. 7. Number of climbing hours — 63 h 50 min. 8. Number of bivouacs — 6 bivouacs on the wall, all sitting. 9. Participants of the ascent: Khazaradze Otar Longinozovich (captain) Master of Sports; Miriianashvili Shota Mirianovich — Honored Master of Sports; Abashidze Georgy Erekleevich — Honored Master of Sports; Barliani Sergo Magedanovich — Master of Sports; Gabisiiani Shakro Nestorovich — Candidate for Master of Sports. 10. Team coach: Miriianashvili Shota Mirianovich. II. Departure to the route July 30: return August 6. 1978.