Ascent Record

1. Category — Technical.
2. Sierra Nevada, Yosemite Valley, USA.
3. Peak — "El Capitan", "Salathe" route.
4. Proposed — 6B cat. diff. (VI 5.13.A4).
5. Elevation gain: 870 m; length: 1060 m. Length of sections: 5 cat. diff. — 180 m; 6 cat. diff. — 880 m. Average steepness: 86°.
6. Pitons used: rock, nuts, bolt.

• Reuse of previously driven pitons. Denominator — used for artificial climbing aids.

7. Climbing hours: 45 h and 4 days.
8. Overnight stays: 3 on a ledge.
9. Leader: Butov L. (Chernogolovka settlement). Participants: Vinokurov A. Geshkenbein V. Malov V.
10. Coach: Vinokurov A. (Biokombinat MO settlement).
11. Start of the route: 7:00 May 3, 1997. Reached the summit: 20:00 May 6, 1997.
12. Organization: Moscow Oblast Sports Committee.