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Ascent Details

1. Ascent type: High-altitude technical climb
2. Ascent region: Central Pamir, Maly Yazgulem ridge, Khavraz-Dara valley
3. Peak: Dik Cold Wall, 5959 m, via the northwest route
4. Anticipated difficulty category: 3B
5. Route characteristics: Elevation gain — 1520 m

length of 3rd category terrain — 420 m, average steepness — 28°

6. Pitons used:

for protection: rock — 15, camming devices — 11, ice screws — 3, bolted pitons — none. for creating artificial holds — none.

7. Total climbing hours — 18
8. Number of bivouacs — 2, including:

lying down — 2, sitting — none, semi-reclining — none.

9. Full name of the team leader and participants, their qualifications:

10. Ponomarchuk Viktor Semenovich — Candidate Master of Sports — team leader

11. Matveenko Vera Alekseevna — Master of Sports

12. Ivanov Nikolay Rufovich — Candidate Master of Sports

13. Krasnukhin Leonid Ivanovich — Candidate Master of Sports

14. Nastobursky Anatoly Nikolaevich — Candidate Master of Sports

15. Kapustina Tatyana Dmitrievna — 1st sports category

16. Team coach: Ivanov Ruf Ivanovich, Master of Sports

17. Departure and return dates:

departure — August 19, 1980, return — August 23, 1980