Ascent Passport

1. Kola Peninsula. Khibiny mountain range. Ganeskin Cirque. Classification table section number: #8.6 1068
2. Peak name — Vudyavrchorr, route name — "Lestenka".
3. Proposed — 5B category of difficulty, first ascent.
4. Route type: rock.
5. Route elevation gain: 470 m (by altimeter) Route length: 510 m. Section lengths:
   • 5th category of difficulty: 115 m.
   • 6th category of difficulty: 70 m. Average steepness:
   • main part of the route: −75°
   • entire route: −60°
6. "Hooks" left on the route:
   • total: 7
   • including bolted: 2. Hooks used: stationary bolted: 2 pcs. Total artificial protection points (APP) used: 35 points.
7. Team's travel time: 22 hours; days: 3 days.
8. Leader: Arkady Borisovich Andreev. 1st sports category. Participants:
   • Maxim Vitalievich Pankov, Candidate Master of Sports
   • Sergey Vasilievich Sidorenko, 1st sports category
   • Vladimir Alexandrovich Orlov, 2nd sports category
9. Route entry: August 20, 2002. Summit: August 22, 2002. Return to base camp: August 22, 2002.

General photo of Vudyavrchorr peak.

April 20, 2002. Valley of Maly Vudyavr lake.

• p.p. "Lestenka".
• Along the left edge of the eastern wall of Vudyavrchorr peak 3A.
• Through the avalanche couloir of Vudyavrchorr peak 2A.
• From the avalanche couloir to the first counterfort of Vudyavrchorr peak 3B.

Photo of the wall profile from the left

Photo of the wall profile from the right

Photopanorama of the area.

Area map.

Numbers indicate regularly visited routes

• chocks: 1 R10 hooks: 1 friends: 9 photo #3 25 m 90° 6 (A2); traverse 20 m 2; 5 m 80° 2
• chocks: 2 R9 hooks: 12 friends: 1 10 m 90° 5 (+); 20 m 90° 6 (A3); 10 m 55° 4
• chocks: 2 R8 hooks: 5 friends: 2 bolt: 1 30 m 65° 4; traverse 5 m 3; 10 m 70° 4
• chocks: 2 R7 hooks: 4 friends: 1 15 m 90° 4; 15 m 60° 3 (+); traverse 15 m 3 (+)
• chocks: 6 R6 hooks: 8 photo #1 friends: 2 photo #2 10 m 100° 6 (A2); 15 m 90° 6 (A3); 20 m 55° 4
• chocks: 1 R5 hooks: 3 friends: 1 bolt: 1 35 m 75° 5; 5 m 75° 6
• chocks: 5 R4 hooks: 4 friends: 2 50 m 75° 5
• chocks: 4 R3 hooks: 2 friends: 2 20 m 60° 4; 25 m 80° 4
• chocks: 5 R2 hooks: 2 friends: 1 50 m 70° 4 (+)
• R1 chocks: 3 5 m 70° 4 (+); 15 m 45° 3; 5 m 90° 4 (+); traverse 25 m 2
• R0 chocks: 4 50 m 60° 3 (+)

Technical photo.

Report photo illustration.

Photo #1.

R6 section, 20 m from the station. Work on the rope.

Report photo illustration.

Photo #2.

R6 section, 7 m from the station. First climber's work.