Ascent Record

1. Category: Rock climbing
2. Region: Crimea, Batiliman
3. Peak: Kush-Kaya
4. Route: via the chimney (via the ravine)
5. Category of difficulty: 3B
6. Route characteristics: elevation gain — 310 m, length — 360 m. Average slope — 59°
7. Pitons used: rock — 16 pcs.
8. Duration: 4 hours, descent via trail — 0.5 hours
9. Ascent leader: Tkachenco Georgiy Aleksandrovich, participants: Vorobyev Mikhail Yuryevich, Savchenko Dmitriy Danilovich.
10. Coach: Vorobyev Mikhail Yuryevich.
11. Ascent date: May 8, 1978
12. Organization: CFK "Chernomorets" KUSH-KAYA via the chimney (via the ravine), 3B category of difficulty.

Approach from the belay anchor area to the right along the wall for 130 meters until "three pines" — a gray triangular wall with three pines above it.

R0–R1. Start of the route is to the right of "three pines". Via a dissected couloir, first across simple rocks, then through cracks to a ledge with a fallen tree, 50 m.

R1–R2. Via an overgrown inner corner turning into a chimney, until reaching a large terrace with a tree, 40 m.

R2–R3. From the terrace straight up through a small wall past trees, then left for 40 meters along ledges on a well-trodden path; turn right, and continue in the direction of the start of the ravine for 100–110 m until a bright green tree.

R3–R4. From the tree, right to a ledge, from it up a steep wall slightly left and then up through cracks for 30 m to a horizontal ledge with a tree.

R4–R5. Along the wall of the ravine right around the bend and via cracks and slabs to an overhanging boulder, under it traverse right to a large ledge with a tree; 30 m.

R5–R6. From the ledge via an inner corner for 12–15 m under a cornice, which is bypassed on the right via a crack with difficult climbing, emerging at a tree: 30 m.

R6–R7. Via an inner corner for 10–15 m, then right along a ledge under a smooth 3-meter frontal wall. The frontal wall is climbed with the aid of a ladder. Via the inner corner above the frontal wall, a straightforward exit to the summit.

Necessary equipment: rope — 40–45 m; chocks — 7–8 pcs.; ladder — 1 pc.