Ascent Passport

I. Category of technically complex ascents.

2. Pamir-Alay. Alay Ridge. Kosmonavtov Horseshoe.
3. Peak Popovich (approximately 4800 m) via the North Face.
4. 5th category of difficulty.
5. Route characteristics: a) height difference — 420 m. b) length of sections with 5–6 difficulty grade — 405 m. c) average steepness — 80–85°.
6. Number of pitons driven for belaying and creating R.A.P. (Rope Anchorage Points):

a) rock pitons — 89. b) ice screws — 7. c) bolt pitons — 3.

7. Number of climbing hours — 26.
8. Three overnight stays in a tent (one on a comfortable site and two on the same uncomfortable site).
9. Ascent leader: Candidate Master of Sports in mountaineering and rock climbing Petrichenko N.N. Ascent participants: 1st category mountaineer Zurabishvili Z.D.
10. Candidate Master of Sports in mountaineering, instructor Protsenko L.V.
11. 1st category mountaineer and rock climber Rybalka K.P.
12. Team coach — instructor Petrichenko N.N. Date of departure to the route August 5, 1977, date of return from the route — August 8, 1977.