I. Ascent Passport
| № п.п. | 1. General Information | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Full Name, Sports Rank of the Leader | Vasilenko Olga Igorevna, 2nd sports rank |
| 1.2 | Full Name, Sports Rank of Participants | Stuchilina Anna Anatolyevna, "Alpinist of Russia" badge |
| 1.3 | Full Name of Coach | Nadtochiy Sergey Valentinovich |
| 1.4 | Organization | OO "Alpinist Club 'Kerch'" |
| 2. Characteristics of the Ascent Object | ||
| 2.1 | Region | Crimea |
| 2.2 | Valley | |
| 2.3 | Section Number according to the 2013 Classification Table | |
| 2.4 | Name and Height of the Summit | Sokol, 473 m |
| 2.5 | Geographical Coordinates of the Summit (latitude/longitude), GPS Coordinates *(1) | |
| 3. Characteristics of the Route | ||
| 3.1 | Name of the Route | Riddle |
| 3.2 | Proposed Category of Difficulty | 2B |
| 3.3 | Degree of Route Exploration | First Ascent |
| 3.4 | Character of the Route Terrain | Rocky |
| 3.5 | Height Difference of the Route (altimeter or GPS data) | 250 m |
| 3.6 | Route Length (in meters) | 367 m |
| 3.7 | Technical Elements of the Route (total length of sections with different difficulty categories, indicating terrain type (ice-snow, | I cat. rock — 20 m. II cat. rock — 97 m. III cat. rock — 90 m. IV cat. rock — 75 m. |
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| 3.8 | Descent from the Summit | Descent on foot along the trail towards Novy Svet or Sudak |
| 3.9 | Additional Characteristics of the Route | Lack of water |
| 4. Characteristics of the Team's Actions | ||
| 4.1 | Time of Movement (team's walking hours, in hours and days) | 7 hours |
| 4.2 | Overnight Stays | No |
| 4.3 | Start of the Route | 11:00, June 5, 2021 |
| 4.4 | Reaching the Summit | 18:00, June 5, 2021 |
| 4.5 | Return to the Base Camp | 19:00, June 5, 2021 |
| 5. Responsible for the Report | ||
| 5.1 | Full Name, e-mail | Vasilenko Olga Igorevna, dev2000@mail.ru |
II. Description of the Ascent
1. Characteristics of the Ascent Object
1.1. General Photo of the Summit — see Photo 1 — taken on July 1, 2020. Location —
Galitsyn Trail, Novy Svet.
Photo 1. Sokol Mountain
1.2.
Photo 2. Route Profile. Snapshot taken during the passage from R0 station of the "Gamma" route. The participant is at the location of the piton.
2. Characteristics of the Route
2.1. Technical Photography of the Route, photo taken from a rocky outcrop, 400 m
to the right of the beginning of the Western wall of Sokol — see Photo
2
Photo 3. Technical Photography of the Route. 2.3. Technical Characteristics of Route Sections *(5)
| Section № | Terrain Character | Category of Difficulty | Length, m | Type and Number of Pitons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R0–R1 | internal corner | 15 m II, 40 m III, 5 m I | 60 m | Anchors — 3 pcs, Friends — 6 pcs |
| R1–R2 | Initially not steep terrain, at the end of the section steep — | 30 m II, 22 m III, 8 m V. | 60 m | Friend — 3, Piton — 1, Anchor |
| "mirror" | anchor — 1 | |||
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| R2–R3 | Traverse of "mirror" | 45 m IV+ | 45 m | Anchor pitons — 6, friend — 1, piton — 1 |
| R3–R4 | Simple | 15 m easy, 15 m II. | 30 m | Friend — 1 pc |
| R4–R5 | Rocky "gutter" | 10 m II, 30 m III, 10 m I. | 50 m | Friends — 4 pcs, Anchors — 3 pcs, Anchor piton — 1 pc |
| R5–R6 | Wall with a watercourse | 15 m II+, 35 m easy, 10 m I | 60 m | Anchor — 2 pcs |
| R6–R7 | Simple transition behind the bend in the "circus" | 10 m II | Not used | |
| R7–R8 | System of cracks leading out of the rocky "circus" | 10 m II 20 m III 30 m IV | 60 m | Friends — 3 pcs, Anchors — 2 pcs, Anchor piton — 2 |

3. Characteristics of the Team's Actions
3.1. All sections were climbed with free climbing, on the second rope before the section V cat. sl. 8 m a piton was hammered 10 mm. As a station R2 was used station of the route "Po nozh", also on section 3 (R2–R3) was used piton route "Kosyak".
| Section № | Description | Photo № |
|---|---|---|
| R0–R1 | 55 m. From the big juniper upwards along the crack to the intersection with the route "Stenka Gamma". Sometimes rockfall hazard — a big lying stone above the crack on the right. Station on a juniper bush. 15 m II, 40 m III | 4 |
| R1–R2 | Initially upwards 25 m, then to the right at 2 o'clock in the direction of R2 station of the route "Po nozh". It | 5 |
| is also R2 of "Riddle". 7–8 m before the station, a piton was hammered. 30 m II, 22 m III, 8 m V. | ||
| :--: | :--: | :--: |
| R2–R3 | 45 m. Traverse to the right at 3 o'clock to a pine bush. Belaying is problematic. Bypass the bush from above, then to the right upwards at 1 o'clock to the piton of the route "Kosyak", after the piton to the right to the hollow, then descended a bit to a big juniper. 45 m IV+ | 6 |
| R3–R4 | 30 m. Simple transition under the base of the gutter between two small summits. Station on a tree — yew. 15 m easy, 15 m II. | 7 |
| R4–R5 | Climb the gutter. Then a simple transition 10 m under a small wall with a watercourse. Station on a tree. At the exit from the gutter, there are stones that can be knocked down by a rope on the second climber, who is recommended to move away from the line of fall, or climb to the right. In rain, the section is rockfall hazardous. 10 m II, 30 m III, 10 m I. | 8 |
| R5–R6 | R6–R7. 57 m. Upwards along the watercourse on its right part, then along simple terrain slightly to the left in the direction of the rocky "circus". Station before the bend on a pine tree. 15 m II+, 35 m easy, 10 m I | |
| R6–R7 | 10 m. Transition through the bend into the rocky "circus". Station on a pine tree 5 m from the bend. 10 m II | |
| R7–R8 | 60 m. Upwards from the pine tree 10 m in the direction of the right part of the "circus", then traverse to the left along the system of cracks at 11 o'clock, bypassing a broken juniper from below, upwards at 11 o'clock along cracks to a big pine tree and then upwards along a crack to the exit from the "circus". In the cracks, there are loose stones! Station behind the bend on a juniper. | 9 |
| 10 m II 20 m III 30 m IV. | ||
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3.2. Photo of the team on the summit near the remains of the triangulator — see Photo 10 and Photo 11

Photo 10. Vasilenko O.I. on
the summit
Photo 11. Stuchilina A.A. on the summit. 3.3. The route is recommended for prepared participants with experience not less than 2B.
Recommendations and Route Features:
- Insurance is organized almost everywhere easily
- Terrain is reliable
- There are many loose stones
- Cellular connection is available
- Descent along the trail towards Novy Svet or Sudak
We propose to classify it as
2B.
Photo 4. Section
R0–R1
Photo 5. Section
R1–R2
Photo 6. Section
R2–R3
Photo 7. Section
R3–R4
Photo 8. Section
R4–R5
Photo 9. Section R7–R8











