Ascents 2428

1. Class of Ascent: Rocky.
2. Area of Ascent, ridge: Central Altai. North-Tuy­sky Ridge.
3. Peak, its height, route of Ascent: **P. Zelinsky 3500 m northern ridge.
4. Proposed category of difficulty: 3B.
5. Characteristics of the route: Height difference: 1000 m. Length of sections: 5–6 c.t.: 200 m. Average steepness: 50-60%.
6. Number of piton drivenforbelay: Rock.
7. Number of travel hours:16–17 hrs.
8. Surname, name, patronymic of the leader and participants and their qualifications:Leader: Khariennikov­A.A. MR Participants: Bundeva­V.S. MR Kuznetsov­N.A. MR Sannikov­A.I. MR