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of the ascent made in the USSR Alpine Championship 1973

Class of ascent technically complex Region of ascent Pamir Matinsky mountain gorge Ascent route: Kshemysh (5300 m) via the north face Characteristics of the ascent: height difference 1700 m, average steepness 80°. Length of complex sections 1700 m (height difference 1610 m, steepness 84%). Number of pitons: rock 209, ice 22, bolted 1 Number of climbing hours: 76 h Number of bivouacs: five (without rest day) and in them: lying 1, sitting 4 Team name:

1. Solonnikov Viktor Aleksandrovich — MS, captain, coach
2. Antonov Dmitry Igorevich, MS, participant
3. Vasilyev Boris Petrovich, MS, participant
4. Grachev Andrey Borisovich, MS, participant
5. Romanenko Nikolay Pavlovich, MS, participant
6. Borovov Yuri Vyacheslavovich, CMS, participant. Ascent date 18–24 August 1973.