43. Osh Main from the west via the couloir of the Southern ridge. The route is rocky, cat. 2B (fig. 49, 51). The length of the route is 11,000 m, ascent time is 2 h 30 min. The approach from the "Kirgizat" alp camp (group of 210 people) to the initial bivouac in the Djoldjilga gorge under the western walls of the Osh massif - see route 14. From the alp camp - 4.5-4 hours. From the initial bivouac, turn into the couloir and ascend 350-400 m along a slope of 25-40° made of fine scree (dense, compacted dust). Ascend under the scree-filled couloir descending from the South ridge of Japalan'ya peak to the southwest, to the right of the Western ridge. Then, along the fine and medium scree of the wide (40 m at the bottom and expanding to 150 m at the top) couloir (rockfall, "live" rocks) - an 800-1000-meter ascent to the Southern ridge. From the initial bivouac - 2-3 hours. On the col, turn left and along the gentle, easy, местами заснеженным, сильно разрушенным rocks and scree of the wide (200-250-meter) Southern ridge ascend to the summit of Osh. From the col - 20-40 minutes. The route on the scree slope and in the couloir is prone to rockfall!! img-0.jpeg

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