PHOTO # 9: Morning view of the Altus massif from the North (August 1998)
PHOTO # 10: Morning view from the East on the left northern ridge of Altus (May 1998). The described route is shown by a solid line on both photographs.
ASCENT DOCUMENT # 4
Class: ROCK CLIMB Region: TIEN-SHAN, Ugam ridge Peak: ALTUS Height: 3200 m (according to KTMGV-89)
Route and proposed category of difficulty: via the left northern ridge of Altus 3200, 2B (rock) (A. Yusev, 1998)
Route characteristics:
- Height difference: 320 m (rock), incl. "Tower" — 100 m
- Length: 770 m, incl. "Tower" — 215 m
- Steepness: up to 70°
- Protection: 10 pitons + 12 nuts + rock features (2 old pitons are knocked out)
- Climbing time: 5 hours (from "2300" bivouac — 7.5 hours)
Leader: Yusev Anton Yurievich (Pr.)
Participants: Bobrovsky Vadim Anat. (II) Kozlov Al-dr Boris. (III)
Senior Coach: Levin Mikhail Semenovich (MS, 1st sports category)
