Ascent Passport

  1. Ascent category — combined
  2. Ascent area — "Pamiro-Alay Turkestansky" ridge
  3. Peak, its height, route — Peak 5125 m via the northern counterfort of the Western ridge.
  4. Estimated difficulty category — 5A.
  5. Route characteristics:
    • Height difference: 1825 m
    • Length of sections with 5th difficulty category: 400 m
    • Average steepness of walls: 60°, up to 70°.
  6. Pitons hammered:
    • for belay: 108
    • for creating I.T.O.: 8
  7. Number of climbing hours — 27
  8. Number of overnight stays and their characteristics — one, lying down.
  9. Full name of the leader, participants, and their qualifications:
    • Mikhalchenko Stanislav Konstantinovich — 1st sports category
    • Baskakova Svetlana Nikolaevna — 1st sports category
  10. Team coach: Shabanov A.V.
  11. Date of departure and return: July 17, 1983 – July 19, 1983.

9.1. Observers:

Yagudin Ravil Zaripovich — 1st sports category, Ponkratov Alexander Ivanovich — 2nd sports category.

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Tactical ascent plan, UIAA scheme

DateDesignationAverage steepnessLength in mTerrain characteristicsDifficultyConditionWeather conditionsRock pitonsPlacements
17.07R0–R145°220 mice, snow2snow crustgood--
R1–R245°200 mice, snow2snow crustgood--
R2–R375°80 mice wall5icegood4 ice screws-
R3–R430°30 mledge2destroyed-"---
R4–R575°40 mwall5destroyed-"-6-
R5–R660°150 mledges, walls5*destroyed-"-134
R6–R750°240 mridge, sentry4monolith, destroyed-"-122
R7–R880°80 mwall5monolith, loose rocks-"-14-
R8–R950°320 mridge, sentry4–3monolith, loose rocks-"-237
R9–R1075°40 mwall, ice, snow5monolith, rocks-"-51
R10–R1145°30 mfinger to the right3ice, snow-"---
18.07R11–R1260°440 mridge, sentry3–5monolith, snow, icegood6-
R12–R1360°120 msnowy-icy ridge4monolith, snow, icesnowfall132
R13–R1445°40 mledges, snow, ice4snow, loose rockssnowfall42
R14–R1560°5 minner corner1–4flow icesnowfall2-
R15–R1645°30 minclined ledge3ice, snowsnowfall1-
R16–R1720°20 msentry, inclined ledge2flow ice, loose snowgood--
R17–R1830°30 msnow-covered rocks3*----
R18–R1930°200 msnowy-rocky ridge3partly flow ice-"---
R19–R2015°500 msnowy ridge with steep ascents and dips2loose snow-"---
R20–R2145°40 msnowy ascent3avalanche-prone-"---
R21–R2215°500 msnowy ridge, sentry2loose snow, rocks, snow-"---

Departure time — 6:00. Time to stop for bivouac — 22:00. Total climbing hours — 16 h. Overnight stay was good, in a tent, windy at night. Departure time — at 7:00. Approach to the Southwest ridge — at 12:00. Reaching the summit — at 14:00. Descent from the summit via the ascent route to the South ridge and along the South ridge — at 20:00.

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Section R5–R6, SW exposure.

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