Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class — combined

2. Ascent area — Tian Shan, Kungey Alatau ridge

3. Peak — CHERNOMOR, height — 4000 m, route — traverse of 3 peaks with ascent to Chernomor peak via Eastern counterfort, combined.

4. Estimated difficulty category — 4B

5. Route characteristics:

   • height difference — 450 m
   • average steepness — 30°
   • sections of 5th diff. cat. — 65 m

6. Pitons hammered in:

   • for belay — 25, for creating I.T.O. — 1
   • rock — 21, ice — 4.

7. Overnights on the route — none.

8. Number of climbing hours — 9.

9. Group composition:

   • Khoroshilov A.I. — 1st sports category, leader
   • Ganyalin B.A. — Candidate for Master of Sports, participant
   • Maidanuk V.I. — 2nd sports category — « —
   • Shevchenko T.T. — 2nd sports category — « —

10. Team coach —

11. Date of departure on the route and ascent — August 12, 1981.

TABLE OF MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ASCENT ROUTE