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Ascent made in the USSR Climbing Championship on August 15, 1973.

1 Ascent class — technically difficult. 2 Ascent region — 10.3. Pamir. 3 Ascent route — Peak 5497 m. 4 Ascent characteristics:

• height difference — 1900 m
• average steepness — 80°
• length of difficult sections — 670 m, 6 km

5 Pitons driven:

• rock — 538 (including those driven at the bivouac)
• ice — 22

ice screw — 12 (6 driven at the bivouac) 6 Number of climbing hours — 107 7 Number of overnight stays and their characteristics — 9 (nine):

• 5 — lying
• 3 — sitting
• 1 — in hammocks.

8 Team name — Combined team of the Ukrainian Committee for Physical Culture and Sports.

9 Surname, name, patronymic of the captain, coach, and team members and their qualification:

• captain — MS Grigorenko-Prigoda Yuri Ivanovich,

• coach — MS Spesivtsev Anatoly Yevgenyevich,

• team members:

  • MS Tkachenko Vladimir Semenovich,
  • MS Vseljubsky Arnold Iosifovich,
  • CMS Bershov Sergey Igorevich,
  • CMS Sukharev Vladimir Nikolaevich.

10 Ascent completion date — June 23, 1973 (from June 14 to June 23) II place, taken by the team.