- Shaurtu Glavnaya via West Ridge (A. Germogenov's combined route, category III, Figs. 14, 17). The path from the Chegem tourist base (group of 4-8 people) to the initial bivouac on the moraine under the West Ridge of Shaurtu Glavnaya peak is described in route 149. From the bivouac, go left along the Northeast branch of the glacier (closed crevices) to the wide 1st gendarme of the West Ridge of Shaurtu Glavnaya peak. Behind it, turn right and cross the snow bridge over the bergschrund, then ascend the steep 45-50-meter ice-and-snow slope to the snow saddle of the West Ridge.
On the saddle, turn left and ascend the ice-and-snow slope on the left side of the West Ridge or between rocks and snow - a 120-150 m ascent - to the wide snow West shoulder. From the shoulder, follow the steep West Ridge to approach the 2nd gendarme, bypass it along the steep ice-and-snow slope on the left side (piton protection), and ascend the couloir behind it to the West Ridge. Then, ascend the wall and slabs to approach the 3rd gendarme. Bypass it on the left and emerge onto a snow saddle behind it. Over simple, местами medium-difficulty steep icy rocks - ascent (piton protection) - to the 4th gendarme. From the gendarme, cross the ice-and-snow saddle (cornices, protection), and ascend the ice-and-snow slope with rocky outcrops on the left side of the West Ridge to the summit of Shaurtu Glavnaya. From the initial bivouac - 5-6 hours.