Passport

1. Category — technical.
2. Pamir-Alay, Turkestan Range, Ak-Suu valley.
3. Peak 5229 (A. Blok) via North-West ridge.
4. Petrichenko's 5B category route from 1984 is proposed.
5. Height difference: 1020 m, length 1101 m.
6. Length of 5th–6th category sections — 770 m.

Average steepness of the route — 66°, including:

• 6th category — 4500–4790 m — 85°
• 4790–5089 m — 74°

7. Pitons driven:

• rock: 16 (7)
• bolt: 2 (2)
• chocks: 96 (24)
• ice: 14

8. Team's travel time: 19 hours and 2 days.

9. Overnights: 1 and 2 on ledges in a tent, lying down.

10. Team leader: Safronov Andrey Vladimirovich — Candidate Master of Sports

    Team members:

• Volkov Yuriy Evgenyevich — Candidate Master of Sports
• Kiskin Andrey Borisovich — Candidate Master of Sports
• Burundukov Vladislav Karlovich — Candidate Master of Sports

11. Coach: Boula Viktor Sergeyevich — Candidate Master of Sports
12. Approach to the route: July 19, 1988. Summit: July 20, 1988. Descent: July 21, 1988.
13. Organization: Tyumen Regional Committee for Physical Education and Sports.

Photo #1

Legend

• ╒ – Team's route (Petrichenko route) – overnight stops
• Б – Bogomolov's route
• Е – Efimov's route
• Г – Ginzburg's route

All photos taken with "Smena 8M" camera.