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  1. Class: rock climbing
  2. USA, California, Sierra Nevada. Yosemite area.
  3. Peak: El Capitan.
  4. Route: Flight of the Albatros. 6B category of difficulty.
  5. Elevation gain – 950 m. Route length – 1140 m. Average wall steepness 83 °.
  6. Pitons driven: Rock chocks: Bolts: Sky hooks: 64/7* 280/9* 70* Total: 22 Note: 2–3 stationary bolted hooks (bolts) at belay stations are not counted. * – previously driven pitons were used.
  7. Climbing hours: 40.0 h; Days: 3.0
  8. Overnights: 1 – lying on the Mammot Terraces ledge; 2,3 – lying on a platform.
  9. Participants: Soldatov Sergey Yurievich – Master of Sports Zaitov Renat Nurovich – Master of Sports
  10. Coach: Igolkin Viktor Ivanovich – Master of Sports
  11. Departure to the route: September 30, 2000 12:00. Return: October 3, 2000 16:00 (to the base camp)
  12. Organization: Alpine Club of Magnitogorsk.

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2000 Magnitogorsk

El Capitan. Route: Flight of the Albatros

PitonsChocksBoltsSky hooksRoute diagram in UIAA symbolsSectionsDifficultyLengthSteepness
-10+1*--September 30, 2000 12:00R0–R1V+A15080
26+1*--R1–R2V+A12080
28--R2–R3V+A13085
-9--R3–R4V+A13375
135*1R4–R5V+A13575
144*-R5–R6V+A13765
39--R6–R7V+A14070
1+2*8+1*--R7–R8V+A13785
-7--September 30, 2000 20:00R8–R9V-3765
-8--Mammot Terraces October 1, 2001 07:00R9–R10V-3765

El Capitan

PitonsChocksBoltsSky hooksRoute diagram in UIAA symbolsSectionsDifficultyLengthSteepness
-6--R10–R11V-3075
410--R11–R12VI-A24575
39--R12–R13VI-A24075
38--R13–R14V-A14075
-8--R14–R15V-5065
-4--R15–R16III2050
412+2*2*3R16–R17VI A24795
315--R17–R18VI A14095
530+1*4*8R18–R19VI A3+47110
5206*1R19–R20VI A247110
5110*1R20–R21VI A247100

El Capitan

PitonsChocksBoltsSky hooksRoute diagram in UIAA symbolsSectionsDifficultyLengthSteepness
-320*-CanyonR21–R22VI A233100
321+2*3*4R22–R23VI A343100
320+1*12*4R23–R24VI A24795
-103*-R24–R25V+A14085
48--R25–R26VI-A23385
59--R26–R27V+A13385
4+5*51*-R27–R28V+A12595
27--R28–R29V-A12785
12--October 3, 2000 12:00R29–R30V-5070
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