The route starts from a saddle on the north ridge, named Pervovoschoditelnaya ver. “Kristelnый” (scree on the pass contains many marble crystals). The ascent to this 3600 m pass takes about 3 hours from the base camp: go upstream along the Kshonny river, just below the confluence - cross the river over a bridge and ascend into a lateral gorge, leaving a stream canyon on the left (see fig. 1). Below the pass - on a green ledge, on the left slope of the lateral gorge.

From the pass, traverse a 200 m snowfield (40° steepness, simultaneous movement). It requires 250 m of slabby rocks and a descent to a rocky saddle to the right of the axis. Hакdaри is bypassed to the right, down via ledges (4–5 ropes, pitons) and then up into a gap between the peak Линим, Хакдари, and the ridge. Here is a cairn.

Ascent to a rocky ridge below a marble belt (fig. I–I, additional 2 ropes), rockfall hazard. Up the ridge, then ascent to a destroyed ledge. Protection through rock protrusions. Along an inclined rocky ledge to the right, 1 rope (belay on rock horns).

We approach a slot-like wall (1 rope) made of destroyed marble. This is one of the key sections of the route. We exit below