- Shkhara South via the Eastern spur of the South Ridge (a combined route by A. Gvalia, category IIIA, Figs. 18, 21). The path from the "Ailama" alpine camp (a group of 4-12 people) to the "Inguri bivouac" is described in route 175. From the "Inguri bivouac", descend down a grassy slope to the Inguri River. Cross the river by fording and ascend traversing to the right grassy slopes to the right-bank moraine of the Shkhara Glacier. Up the moraine, then descend to the right side of the Shkhara Glacier.
Up along the glacier plateau, alongside the steep southern slopes of the Shkhara massif; behind the icefall and the broken part of the Shkhara Glacier, turn left and across the plateau (crevasses) reach the talus under the Eastern edge of the Shkhara South summit. Up a snowy slope, left of the moraine, to reach the South branch of the Shkhara Glacier, descending from the South Ridge of Shkhara South between its Eastern edge and Eastern spur. Up the glacier - left to the areas on the Eastern spur of the South Ridge. Bivouac on the areas.
From the "Ailama" alpine camp: 8-10 hours.
From the areas, ascend via talus and easy rocks of the wide Eastern spur of the South Ridge of Shkhara South.
- Bypass the first pillar on the left via a snowy talus,
- overcome the second pillar head-on.
Further, along the easy rocky Eastern spur, to the third pillar; bypass it on the right via a ledge and ascend a snowy slope to the Eastern spur. Along the snowy spur, having passed the fourth pillar head-on and bypassed the fifth pillar on the left via the slope, reach the South Ridge of Shkhara South.
Here, turn right and ascend along the easy, long, gently sloping, snowy, rocky South Ridge. Then:
- 120-150 m up along the gently sloping, snowy South Ridge
- 60-80 m along a steep, snowy ascent (avalanches, piton belay) to the pre-summit rocks
Along easy, broken rocks, and further along the snowy South Ridge, ascend to the summit of Shkhara South. A cairn is on a ledge on the eastern side, possibly under a cornice. From the initial bivouac, 5-6 hours.