Ascent Passport
To the summit of El Capitan, made by the team "Alpindustry" (Georgia, Rustavi) at the CIS Alpine Championship
- Ascent class: rock climbing
- Ascent region: Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada mountain range, USA
- Peak, route: El Capitan, via the south wall (route "The Nose")
- Expected difficulty category: 6B
- Height difference: 1200 m
- of which wall part: 1200 m
- total route length: 1400 m
- wall part length: 1400 m
- of which: 5th difficulty category — 100 m
- 6th difficulty category — 1300 m
- average steepness of the wall part: 80°
- average steepness of the route: 80°
- Pitons hammered: chocks — 620 (410)
- Number of climbing hours/days: 40 / 3
- Overnights: 1st — lying, separate on the I rock shelf in the middle part of the route 2nd — lying, separate on the II rock shelf above the middle part
- Team leader: Benedikt G. Kashakashvili, Master of Sports
Team members:
- Oleg M. Ashirov, Master of Sports
- Bizina S. Gudzhabidze, Master of Sports
- Gela G. Otarashvili, Master of Sports
- Coach: Lev A. Sarkisov, Master of Sports
- Departure on the route: June 4, 1998
Summit: June 6, 1998. Descent: June 7, 1998
Ascent leader
Team coach (B.G. Kashakashvili) (L.A. Sarkisov)
Georgia, Rustavi, 3 DumbaDze St., tel./fax. 995 32 941979 
Start of the 3–4 section. Mayet Maiob V.
Station under the cornice, 5–6 section
Cornice crossing by Butov L. Section 5–6
Section 5–6 above the cornice, ascending Mayet V.
