Crimea, Angarskaya Wall. "Serp" Route 4B
Angarskaya Wall. "Serp" Route 4B
Start: V. Zasypkin — Kh. Kornys (Simferopol).
Finish: Yu. Chernyaev, A. Veselov, Yu. Tronov (Simferopol).
The route starts from the memorial plaque in memory of A. Veselov.
Routes and multipitches of Angarskaya Wall
Angarskaya Wall. "Serp" Route 4B (orange line)
Technical description of the route:
R0–R1: 52 m, IV. From the memorial plaque to A. Veselov upwards along the chimney, and then slightly left along the system of shelves with grass and overgrown cracks. Guiding hooks are encountered along the way. Station on a hook and a "carrot".
R1–R2: 30 m, IV, A1+.
From the station:
- Move right to the "mirror", which goes with the use of ATO along the bolts (A1+).
- The bolts are very old, it's not worth climbing this section.
- After the direct bolt pitch, it's necessary to go traverse right.
Station on a bolt and a "carrot" under the cornice.
R2–R3: 45 m, V. Along a narrow shelf, bypass the cornice from the right and then up the crack to the destroyed internal angle. From here, along the sloping shelves to the right and then up the crack to a large shelf with trees. Station on one of them.
Possible variations:
- Bypass the cornice from the right along a narrow shelf
- Directly through the cornice
Estimated complexity: A2–A3. Rusty bolts!
R3–R4: 50 m, III, 5 m — V. From the tree to the right and up, then left to a small chimney, on the right wall of which a bolt is driven. After the chimney, to the right and up along the system of shelves to a large platform with trees, from here left and up to the yayla.
Equipment:
- Set of stoppers
- Large friends and hexes
- Set of quickdraws
Time to complete: 2–2.5 hours.
Author of the description: Mikhail Lapshin. Source: alpinist.biz
