Дыхкая (3950 m) is located in the Psygansky ridge, between the peak of Shevchenko to the south and the Psygan peak to the north. The simple long, heavily destroyed Western ridge descends from Dykhkaia towards the Nakhashbita glacier, and the same Eastern ridge descends into the Khaznidon river valley.
Between the four ridges of the summit lie cirque glaciers.
- Dykhkaia via the Southern ridge, 2A cat. dif. (V. Popov, P. Sredinsky, G. Redkin, V. Shevchenko, I. Korchan, I. Chernyaeva, August 22, 1937)
From the base camp on the right bank of the Psygangsuy river, near the tongue of the Nakhashbita glacier (group of 4-12 people), go up a little, turn left and ascend along the left bank of the stream, which flows from under the Dykhkaia glacier, lying between the Western and Southern ridges of Dykhkaia summit.
Under the steep overhanging tongue of the Dykhkaia glacier (rockfall possible) cross the stream to the right and go around the glacier on the right via destroyed rocks (belay). Then, via steep, heavily destroyed rocks (belay) ascend to the southwestern counterfort of the southern ridge and via simple rocks of the counterfort reach the southern ridge.
Here, turn left and via simple, heavily destroyed rocks of the southern ridge approach the first gendarme, and then traverse the second gendarme on the right (belay), and then via steep rocks of the southern ridge ascend to the summit of Dykhkaia. From the base camp 6-7 hours.
Descent is via the ascent route. Naumov A. F. Karagom, Digoria, Tsey (Central Caucasus), M., "Fizkultura i sport", 1976.