Ascent Passport

Tian Shan, Kyrgyzsky Ridge, Ak-Sai gorge
Pk. Baychechekhey, 4515 m, route via the central counterfort of the 3rd wall
5A cat. dif.
Rock
Route height difference: 760 m. Route length: 1430 m. Section lengths:

V cat. dif. — 135 m.
VI cat. dif. — 6 m. Average steepness:
main part of the route — 71°
whole route — 35°

Pitons used on the route: 46, incl. artificial climbing aids (ITOs) — 5, stationary bolted pitons — 1. Total artificial climbing aids (ITOs) used — 5.
Team's climbing hours: 15.5 hours, 1 day
Participants: Smailkina Svetlana Vladimirovna (1st sports category) Kovaleva Anastasiya Viktorovna (Candidate for Master of Sports)
Coach: Novoselova Galina Vladimirovna
Route start: 5:00 August 29, 2006 Summit arrival: 18:30 August 29, 2006 Return to Base Camp: 20:30 August 29, 2006

General View of the Summit

Pk. Baychechekhey, 4515 m. 1 — route via the SW counterfort, 5A cat. dif., B. Kuzmenko, 1977 2 — route via the central counterfort of the 3rd wall, 5A cat. dif., V. Polyak, 1983 3 — route via the right counterfort of the 3rd wall, 5A cat. dif., A. Shvab, 1980 (Photo from Racek peak, September 4, 2006, 12:20)

Route Diagram in UIAA Symbols

Section #	"Friends"	Pitons	Bolts	Section Difficulty	Section Length, m	Section Steepness, °
R12				I	600	20
					150	30
R11				II	35	40
R10	7/4	2	1	III	8	50
				IV	10	60
				VI A1	6	100
				V	20	90
R9	1	2		III–IV	30	70
R8	1	2	2/1	IV–V A0	30	80–90
R7	2	4		IV–V	50	80–90
R6
R5	1
R4	2	3		III–IV	50	45–70
R3	1	3		IV–V	55	80
R2	5	5	1/1	III–V	45	70–90
R1				I	40	30
				I	10	40
					30	20
R0				II	40	30