- Joldzhilga Central — North The route is combined, category III (Fig. 5, 6, 25, 26). Length — 1400 m, ascent — 500 m, time — 7–9 hours.
The path from the Kyrgyz-Ata alpine camp (group of 2-4 people) to the summit of Joldzhilga Central is described in route 12.
From the summit, return along the ascent path via the North summit ridge and, bypassing the North summit gendarme, rappel 30–40 m to reach a sharp saddle on the North ridge. From the saddle:
- Climb 20–25 meters on moderately difficult rock (piton belay) under the summit rise of the Sharp gendarme;
- Bypass the gendarme’s summit on the right;
- Descend using climbing techniques to the ridge;
- Overcome the Small gendarme on simple ridge rocks.
Continue on the simple, partially sharp South ridge, with a 10–12-meter wall of moderate difficulty, overcoming small gendarmes head-on to reach the summit of Joldzhilga North. From Central — 3–4 hours.
