Ascent Passport

1. Rock class
2. Region Crimea, Batiliman
3. Peak Kush-Kaya
4. Route via the Southwest wall through the "sole" on the right
5. Cat. diff. 4B, first ascent
6. Route characteristics: height difference — 440 m. length — 510 m. average steepness — 60°
7. Used rock pitons — 6 pcs. bolted pitons — 2 pcs. chocks — 16 pcs.
8. Number of climbing hours — 5 hours. descent via trail — 0.5 hours.
9. Ascent leader: Vorobiev Mikhail Yuryevich, Candidate Master of Sports participants: Denisenko Alexander Ivanovich, 2nd sports category Nesterov Vitold Petrovich, 1st sports category Pavlov Yuri Dmitrievich, Candidate Master of Sports
10. Coach: Kaver Igor Kirillovich II. Ascent made on January 30, 1995.
11. Organization: alpcclub "Sevastopol"

Kush-Kaya via SW wall through the "sole" on the right, 4B cat. diff.

Approach from the left of the "Africa" wall up the couloir 140 m to under the right part of the gray wall, under the yellow rocks. R0–R2. Start up the destroyed yellow rocks 18 m, then left through two trees to a ledge and along it left 30 m to a tree. Then right up the ledges 130–150 m to under the base of the chimney in the throat of the cirque. To the left is a group of trees, here is the belay station. R2–R3. To the left is a slab with a tree growing on it. Go up the slab 25 m. R3–R4. From the slab traverse right to a tree on the wall. First, move slightly down and go right 4 m onto the wall, up it and onto a ledge. Along the ledge traverse through a projecting forehead to another ledge. To the tree lead inclined cracks, go up the uppermost one. Enter the cirque to the nearest tree. R4–R5. Up the slabs of the cirque with steepness up to 50°, 150 m, to under the base of a large inner corner. 20 m to the right at a tree is a belay station. R5–R6. Move straight up the slabs 20 m and enter the right crack of the "sole" slab, rise a bit up the crack and traverse right along the smooth wall to a tree 5 m. R6–R7. Up the slab 50 m of difficult climbing straight up to a tree under the top of the slab. R7–R8. From the tree reach the top of the slab and up the steep wall with small ledges 35 m to an inclined ledge and along it right to the end. At the belay station a bolted piton is driven. R8–R9. 8 m straight up, then enter a steep inner corner by traversing and up it on étriers 10 m to where the angle eases onto slabs leading to the summit. Required equipment: rope — 50 m, chocks — 8–10 pcs., rock pitons — 6–8 pcs., étriers.