Ascent Passport

I. Ascent class: technical

2. Ascent region: Pamir-Alay, Alayskiy ridge
3. Peak, its height, and ascent route: p. SAIV, 4650 m, via the eastern ridge
4. Proposed difficulty category: 3B
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 800 m

average steepness — 50°, length of sections: 2nd cat. diff. — 500 m, 3rd cat. diff. — 360 m, 4th cat. diff. — 120 m

6. Pitons used:

for belaying, for creating RPS (Rappel and Intermediate Protection Points): rock — 38, ice — hammer-screw

7. Number of walking hours: 9 hours
8. Number of bivouacs and their characteristics: no bivouacs
9. Surname, name, patronymic of the leader, participants, their sports qualification: I. Stolbyov V.I. — 1st sports category — leader
10. Yakovlev L.D. — 1st sports category — participant
11. Shumikhin D.A. — 1st sports category — participant
12. Bishirov A.P. — 1st sports category — participant
13. Team coach: Yakovlev Vitaliy Dmitrievich II. Date of departure and return:

departure — July 25, 1980, 6:00 AM, return — July 25, 1980, 3:00 PM