Ascent Passport

1. Rock class
2. Region Crimea, Batiliman
3. Peak Kush-Kaya
4. Route via South wall, "уголок" (corner)
5. Cat. diff. 5B, first ascent
6. Route characteristics: height difference — 325 m. Length — 390 m. Average steepness — 57°
7. Piton usage: rock pitons — 32 pcs., petal pitons — 6 pcs.
8. Number of climbing hours: 8 hrs, descent via trail — 0.5 hrs.
9. Ascent leader: Nosov Anatoly Pavlovich Master of Sports, participant: Kal'nichenko Mikhail Vasil'evich 2nd sports category
10. Coach: Nosov Anatoly Pavlovich
11. Ascent completed in 1975
12. Organization SK "Sevastopol'"

KUSH-KAYA via S wall, "уголок" 5B cat. diff.

Approach from the belay station to the right along the wall to "three pines" — a gray triangular wall with three pine trees on it. R0–R1. Start of the route to the right of "three pines". 40 m along the rocks towards the three pines, then another 20 m via an internal corner to a tree at the start of a chimney. R1–R2. 50 m via a chimney turning into a crack to a ledge with a tree. R2–R3. 20 m upwards to a grassy terrace and slightly right along it. R3–R5. 80 m straight up via internal corners, slabs with ledges, and cracks under the base of a gully to a bright green tree. R5–R6. Traverse 10–12 m along the left side of the gully to exit onto the leftmost crack. About 30 m up the crack to a belay station. Climbing is difficult due to the crack being overgrown with grass. R6–R7. Ascend under a cornice, pass it via a crack and an internal corner under the second cornice. The second cornice is bypassed on the right with an exit to a ledge where the belay station is; 40–45 m. R7–R8. 30–35 m via a crack to a convenient balcony. R8–R9. Straight up the wall using petal pitons for aid climbing 10 m, then left-upwards and after 25–30 m exit to the summit. Alternative: left-upwards via a crack where belaying is inconvenient 8–10 m, then via easing rocks 25–30 m to the summit. Required equipment: rope — 50 m; nuts — 10–12 pcs.; rock pitons — 3–4 pcs.; petal pitons — 5–6 pcs.; ladders.