Passport

1. Climbing category — technical.
2. Climbing region — Pamir-Alay, Southern spurs of the Alay Ridge, Kemisdykty gorge.
3. Peak, its height, climbing route — Koltsov Peak, Main summit, 4824 m, East face.
4. Difficulty category — 5B.
5. Route characteristics: the route is combined, height difference — 900 m, including wall part — 700 m, length of 5th difficulty sections — 395 m, length of 6th difficulty sections — 150 m, route length — 1580 m, average steepness — 73°.
6. Pitons used (for belay/for aid climbing): rock — 79/3, drilled — 1, ice — 3, chocks — 46/2.
7. Number of climbing hours — 18.
8. Number of nights and their characteristics: one bivouac on a ridge in a tent.
9. Full name of the leader, team members, and their qualification:
   1. Vyacheslav A. Shuvalov — CMS
   2. Viktor G. Volodin — 1st sports category
   3. Nikolai M. Golovkin — CMS
   4. Sergey D. Reznikov — 1st sports category
   5. Vyacheslav V. Skripko — CMS
   6. Alexander V. Sheinov — CMS.
10. Team coach: Alexander S. Demchenko — Master of Sports of International Class.
11. Date of departure and return: July 8, 1983 – July 9, 1983.

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