Ascent Passport.

1. Type of ascent: winter
2. Region of ascent: Tian-Shan.
3. Peak Korona (4855 m) from the North
4. Category of difficulty: 5B (approximate) first ascent
5. Route characteristics:

route length — 1395 m, wall height difference — 900 m, average steepness of the route (bergshrund — plateau) — 64°

6. Number of pitons:

rock, bolt, nut, and ice protection elements — 60

7. Number of climbing hours: 9 hours
8. Number of nights spent: 0
9. Full name of the leader, participants, and their qualifications:

leader — Ruchkin Alexander Alexandrovich — Master of Sports of International Class; participants:

• Grekov Dmitry Mikhailovich — 3rd sports category
• Puchinin Andrey Arnoldovich — Master of Sports

10. Team coach: Grekov Dmitry Mikhailovich — Honored Master of Sports
11. Departure to the route — January 22, 2000

Return from the route — January 22, 2000

12. Organized by: Federation of Alpinism of the Kyrgyz Republic.