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Ascent Log

1. Ascent area: Dolomites (Italy), Val di Fassa, Sella Group

2. Peak name: I Torre del Sella (2533 m). Route name: via West Ridge ("Steger-Kante" route)

3. Category of difficulty: 2B, approximate (for sports groups)

4. Route type: rock climbing

5. Elevation gain: 140 m Route length: 240 m Section lengths:

   • I–II cat. diff.: 120 m
   • III cat. diff.: 35 m
   • IV cat. diff.: 70 m
   • V cat. diff.: 15 m Average steepness of the route's wall section: 72°

6. Number of pitons and protection used on the route: 15

7. Team's total climbing time: 3.5 hours

8. Leader: Viktor Valeryevich Smirnov, Master of Sports

   Team members:

   • Evgeny Vadimovich Grigoryev, Candidate for Master of Sports
   • Leonid Nikolaevich Primak, 1st sports category

9. Coach: Viktor Valeryevich Smirnov

10. Departure for the route: 7:30 AM on July 21, 2004

    Summit arrival: 11:00 AM on July 21, 2004 Return to Base Camp: 12:30 PM on July 21, 2004

Fig. 1. General view of the 1st-3rd Sella Towers (taken from the slopes of Sassolungo massif on July 20, 2004)

Fig. 2. Map of the ascent area

Fig. 3. Route diagram in UIAA symbols

Fig. 4. Technical photograph of the route