Route Description

(Explanation to the table of main route characteristics) Departure at 6:30 AM.

Initially, the route follows a simple, crumbling ridge. Rock climbing category 2B.

Each section from R0–R1, R1–R2, R2–R3 ends with a gendarme, which are all ascended "head-on".

The section R3–R4 ends with a gendarme featuring an internal angle. This gendarme is easily bypassed to the left.

Similarly, the section 4–5 is ascended. However, bypassing the fifth gendarme to the left requires a handrail, using one rope.

After the fifth gendarme, there's a control cairn.

Further, the route traverses left along simple rocks for 100 m, leading to a crumbling rock wall. The wall is ascended with piton belay (rocks of third and fourth difficulty categories).

Section 6–7 follows a simple, crumbling ridge leading to the confluence of the eastern and northeastern ridges. Crampons are put on here.

Section 7–8 is along a mixed ridge, very sharp, with alternating belay.

Section 8–9 involves a 20 m descent into a gap towards an ice wall.

Then, there's an ascent up the ice wall with step cutting (9–10).

After the ice wall, the route follows a very sharp and fairly steep, icy ridge (10–11) to the pre-summit rise (11–12).

The cairn is located just beyond the summit, five meters below on the Ежовый ridge, as the highest point is an icy dome.

The summit is reached at 2:30 PM.

The descent follows the ascent route.