ASCENT PASS

1. Ascent class — rock climbing
2. Ascent area — Caucasus, from Gurdzivtseck pass to Mamison pass
3. Khitsan-khokh peak, height 3500 m, via the spur of the North-West ridge
4. Proposed difficulty category — 4B
5. Route characteristics: Height difference 300 m. Route length 745 m, including sections of 3rd diff. cat. — 155 m, sections of 4th diff. cat. — 300 m, sections of 5th diff. cat. — 20 m. Average steepness of the spur — 60°
6. Rock pitons hammered in 54 — for belay Chocks used 55 — for belay
7. Total climbing hours 7 h 30 min.
8. No overnight stays on the route
9. Ascent leader Karabash Vladimir Alekseevich Master of Sports Participants:

• Dementyev Yury Vladimirovich Candidate for Master of Sports
• Evteev Pyotr Vladimirovich Candidate for Master of Sports
• Saletsky Felix Mechislavovich Candidate for Master of Sports
• Coach Neborak Valentin Stepanovich Master of Sports, instructor-methodologist category I

10. Date of departure on the route August 31, 1984 from Nikolaevskaya hut Peak ascent and return to "Tsey" alpine camp August 31, 1984