ASCENT DOCUMENT

1. Ascent category — rock.
2. Ascent area, ridge — Lesser Caucasus, Zangезur ridge.
3. Peak, its height, route taken — T. Petrosyan peak, 3650 m, via the western counterfort of the northern wall.
4. Proposed category difficulty — 3A.
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 300 m, average steepness — 45°.
6. Pitons driven: for belay — 5/0; rock — 5/0.
7. Number of climbing hours — 7 hours.
8. Leader — G.G. Mantashyan, 1st sports category. Participants: A.K. Karagulyan, 1st sports category, L.A. Tumanyan, 1st sports category, K.S. Zograbyan, 3rd sports category, G.A. Sevoyan, 1st sports category.
9. Team coach — N.G. Tamamyan.
10. Date of departure and return — October 17, 1984.
11. Organization — Republican Climbing Club "Aragats" Armenian SSR, Yerevan, Paronyan St., 13.

Route Diagram to T. Petrosyan Peak via Western Counterfort of Northern Wall

G. Mantashyan's Route, October 17, 1984, 3A category difficulty.

T. Petrosyan Peak, 3650 m

EAST RIDGE

• R13: 40 m, 30°, 3
• R12: 10 m, 50°, 3
• Unnumbered section: 90–100 m, 30–40°, 3

WEST RIDGE

• R10: 40 m, 30°, 3
• R9: 50 m, 60°, 4
• R8: 80 m, 30–40°, 3
• R7: 40 m, 45°, 3
• R6: 100 m, 40°, 3
• R5: 5 m, 60°, 4
• R4: 6 m, 50°, 4
• R3: 5 m, 60°, 4
• R2: 20 m, 30°, 2
• R1: 40 m, 50°, 4
• R0