Tsikhvarga
Tsikhvarga (4132 m) is a key peak of the Main Ridge between the peak Kain to the northwest and the Gurdzivtsék pass to the southeast. Beyond the pass rises the Saualkhoyne peak. The northern ridge of Tsikhvarga turns into a long spur with the peaks:
- Tsagor
- Legauta.
The spur separates the Fastag gorges to the east and Bartuy to the west with glaciers of the same name in their upper reaches.
- Tsikhvarga via the Southeast ridge, category 2B (L. Gutman, A. Dashkov, A. Krasnov, N. Nekrasova, N. Firsova, August 12, 1937).
From the village Dzinaga (group of 4-20 people) cross the Karaugom river by bridge and reach the village Nogkau by forest road. Then ascend by forest trail on the right side of the Karaugom gorge to the first tributary of Karaugom - the Bartuy river, cross it by bridge, then by forest trail high above the right bank of Karaugom approach the second tributary - the Iske river and ford it a little above the waterfall.
From here - by trail on the moraine ridge to the Fastag river, which is forded or crossed by bridge. In half an hour, the forest trail will lead to the beautiful "Paradise clearing", surrounded by forest and rocks.
From the village Dzinaga 8-12 hours.
From the "Paradise clearing", passing by forest trail slightly upstream along the gorge, ford to the right bank of Fastag or, descending, cross by temporary bridge. By trail on the right bank of Fastag:
- ascent by grassy slopes,
- then by a hollow - to the moraine ridge,
- by moraine, and higher - by possibly snow-covered scree - to the Fastag glacier.
Then:
- exit to the central moraine of the glacier,
- and along it and further along the center of the glacier approach the first saddle of the southeastern ridge (Main Ridge) of Tsikhvarga peak.
From the Fastag glacier:
- overcome the bergschrund,
- by steep snowy slope ascend to the wide scree ridge on the right side of the Gurdzivtsék pass.
From "Paradise clearing" 7-8 hours. Naumov A. F. Karaugom, Digoria, Tsey (Central Caucasus), M., "Fizkultura i sport", 1976.