Ascent Passport
- Caucasus, Kazbek region, Kauridon gorge, KMGV section number - 2.8.
- Pik Pamyati Karmadontsev; 3933 m, via North-West buttresses of North-East ridge.
- Proposed category: 2A; first ascent.
- Route type — combined.
- Route elevation gain — 700 m.
Route length is about 2000 m. Length of sections with 4th category difficulty is 10 m. Average slope:
- main part of the route is about 50°.
- entire route is about 30°.
- Pitons left on the route — none.
- Team's moving hours: 7 hours; 1 day.
- Leader, coach: Egorin Sergey Vladimirovich — Master of Sports
Participants:
- Abisalov Anatoliy Dmitrievich — 1st sports category
- Abramov Andrey Yurievich — badge holder
- Gagiev William Taymurazovich — 1st sports category
- Zhirnov Dmitriy Nikolaevich — 2nd sports category
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Approach start date: September 16, 2003 Summit date: September 17, 2003 Return to town: September 18, 2003
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Organisation: Alpinism Federation of the Republic of North Ossetia — Alania
Conclusions and Recommendations for the Route
The route corresponds to the declared category. Due to its predominantly ridge nature, it is safe. Recommended for traversal by training and sports groups. Due to the relatively low height of the ridge, snow melts in May–June. In connection with this, the route can be traversed from May to October. The route is interesting as an ascent to one of the peaks of the poorly explored Chirh ridge. When ascending, it is recommended to bring:
- pitons of various sizes.
Gebi and Bartuy gorges are border areas, and a border zone permit is required to visit them.