Ascent Passport

Appendix I

I. Ascent class — technical

II. Ascent area — Southern spurs of Alay mountain range

III. Peak, its height, and ascent route — Aydarbek 5127 m via N-E wall, route "SHAGINYAN" by A. DMITRIEV, 78

IV. Proposed difficulty category — 5B

V. Route characteristics:

• Height difference — 1100 m
• Average steepness — 60°
• Length of sections: 2 m, 3 m, 4 m, 5 600 m, 6 m

6. Number of pitons for protection to create belays:

• Rock pitons — 30
• Ice pitons — 4
• Bolt pitons — 0

7. Total climbing time — 24 hours

8. Number of bivouacs and their characteristics:

• One bivouac — lying down.

9. Surname of the leader and participants, their sports qualification:

• Climbing pair:
  1. Lopatnikov Vladimir Vasilievich — CMS
  2. Neverov Valerov Nikolaevich — CMS

10. Team coach — Agranovsky G. L. — Master of Sports of the USSR

11. Date of departure and return: July 20-21, 1979

Note:

1. Total length of sections from I to VI difficulty category in meters.
2. The passport is to be filled on a Whatman paper sheet of size 297×210. On the back of the passport, a photograph of the peak with the route and all previously climbed routes marked on it should be glued, size 18×24 cm.

p. Aydarbek 5127

1. Photograph taken on July 16, 1979.
2. The peak of Aydarbek is not visible.
3. The amount of snow on the route decreased by July 20.

Appendix 2