Peak Uchitel'

Via South-Western

Counterforce, 4B,

V. Shapovalov, 1978

Pass by the Southern wall of Pioner and immediately after it, turn left into the couloir. You need to be careful in the couloir - rocks may fall depending on the season. It's better to put on helmets even below Pioner.

Ascend to the clearly visible counterforce, reach its lower part via a snowpatch lying to the left.

R0–R1: From the ledge, along the outer edge, 35-40 meters to the next ledge.

R1–R2: From the ledge, upwards to the right across the slabs. A small wall, about two meters (90°), then it flattens out again.

R3–R4: Either onto the wall to the right or into the couloir to the left. Either way, it "squeezes" out onto the ridge.

R4–R5: The ridge abuts a wall about three meters high. The wall is not difficult, and there are ledges behind it.

R5–R6:

• Upwards along the inner edge
• Upwards to the right across a monolithic small wall with a good crack

The edge is steeper, but the rest is more convenient. If you climb along the edge, when it flattens out, you need to move to the right, where the belay station is.

R6–R7: A wall with two cracks. Good, usable cracks. The climbing is not difficult.

R7–R8: Then along the ridge to the summit.