ASCENT DOCUMENT

1. Ascent class — technical
2. Ascent area — North-Eastern Caucasus, Girech
3. Peak — Jarlam via the counterfort of the South wall, rock height m.
4. Proposed complexity category — 3A
5. Height difference

Length 500 m. Average steepness 39° 6. Pitons driven: rock 10 pcs. chocks 5 pcs. 7. Climbing hours: 8. Leader: Zhuravel Vasily Pavlovich — II sports category

Participants:
*   Yukov Vladimir Ivanovich — II sports category
*   Pobegailo Andrey Vasilievich — II sports category
*   Kunichenko Vladislav Yurievich — II sports category

9. Team coach: Mityukhin Fedor Petrovich — Master of Sports 10. Departure date: May 10, 1988 Return date: May 10, 1988 11. Organization: Sumy regional council DSO trade unions team

V. Jarlam.

Brief route description

From the base camp at the "spring" bivouac under the slopes of Girech Western peak to Jarlam pass (1.5 hours). Turn right into the couloir and approach the ten-meter wall (1 hour), belay with pitons, and exit into the main couloir. Then follow the couloir, keeping to the left side along the south-western counterfort. Forty meters before the end of the couloir, ascend left through a chimney to the saddle of the counterfort of the South wall and there is a control cairn. Overcome the walls of the counterfort of the South wall and ascend to the summit via the last gentle slope (from the base camp to the summit 5–7 hours). Descent via the North-West ridge, category 1B complexity, to Jarlam pass.

Via the counterfort of the South wall. Category 3A difficulty. Jarlam R0–R7, 5–7 hours.

• R0: from Jarlam pass
• R1: 10 m, 65°, 3 (14 m)
• R2: 300 m, 30°, 1
• R3: 25 m, 80°, 3
• R4: 25 m, 80°, 4
• R5: 20 m, 60°, 3
• R6: 15 m, 70°, 4
• R7: 80 m, 35°, 1–2

SECTION R0–R3

SECTION R3–R4

SECTION R3–R5