AREA — Tashtambektor gorge, Terskey-Alatau ridge. PEAK, ITS HEIGHT, ROUTE — Tashtambektor-bashi peak, 4710 m, via the right counter-ridge of the NE wall. ESTIMATED DIFFICULTY CATEGORY — approximately 5B category of difficulty. CHARACTERISTICS — height difference — 1400 m, average steepness — 55° (counter-ridge). PROTECTION PITONS DRIVEN IN: rock — 103, ice — 46, belay pitons on ascent — 1 screw, rock — 14, ice — 8. Total of 172 pitons driven in. DEPARTURE AND RETURN DATES: Departure from base camp — August 20, 1977. Return to base camp — August 28, 1977. Number of man-hours: 66 hours, of which 52 hours were spent on the ascent to the summit. NUMBER OF NIGHTS SPENT, THEIR CHARACTERISTICS: 7 nights, of which 2 were spent sitting. The remaining nights were comfortable (after constructing them over 1–2 hours). SURNAME, FIRST INITIAL, PATRONYMIC INITIAL, LEADER, PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ivanchin I.A. CMS — leader
- Ryabov N.A. 1st class climber — participant
- Makhnovich L.A. CMS — participant
- Strikitsa N.I. CMS — participant
COACH — Penchuk V.L., Master of Sports of the USSR.