Crimea, Sokol mountain. "Edinitsa sprava" route 1B
Sokol. "Edinitsa sprava" route 1B (A. Brynza — S. Brynza, 1994)
Another name for it is "Poltorushka" (respectively, different first ascenders, 1970)
Time to complete the route for an average team is 1.5–2.5 hours.
Sokol. "Edinitsa sprava" route 1B
Technical description of the route:
R0–R2: 60–80 m, 4c, then:
- left — up the diagonal crack to a tree
- then along the ledge to the inner corner
- up it — left, exit to the middle of the bastion
Stations on trees.
R2–R4: 80 m, simple climbing left — up towards the ridge, R3 station on a tree, R4 station on the ridge (on the bridge between the ridge and the wall).
R4–R5: 35 m, simple climbing, first up and right 10 m to a crack, and then 25 m right — up to a tree.
R5–R6: 20 m, traverse 10 m along the ledge right to a dry tree, and then left — up the crack — exit to the plateau, station on the plateau.
Recommended equipment:
- 50 m rope
- standard set of nuts and cams
- 10–12 quickdraws
- 3 large and 3–4 medium slings.
Source: alpinist.biz
