I. Climbing category

• Rock

2. Climbing region

• Western Caucasus from Marukh pass to Nakhar pass

3. Peak, route

• Belalakaya (Smaller) from Belalakaysky pass

4. Proposed category difficulty

• 3B

5. Route characteristics:

• Combined Height difference
• 750 m Average steepness of the route — 35° Length of sections with 3rd category difficulty — 240 m Length of sections with 4th category difficulty — 55 m

6. Number of driven pitons, rock: 22
7. Number of walking hours: 8
8. Participants' full names:

• 1. Dikhter Ya.Ya., 2nd sports category
• 2. Bredikhina V.F., 1st sports category
• 3. Ikhelis A.Ya., 1st sports category
• 4. Mandybur A.V., 2nd sports category

9. Group coach: Akhтырский O.A.
10. Sukovitsin G.Ya., CMS
11. Grafov E.N., 2nd sports category
12. Kuriy N.G., 2nd sports category
13. Melnichuk M.I., 2nd sports category Sukovitsin G.Ya.
14. Date of departure and return: July 21, 1986, August 28, 1986

II. Organizing body — Alibek mountaineering base

Route sections description: R0: 800 m, 25–30°, 2 R1: 40 m, 20°, 2 R2: 60 m, 35°, 2 R3: 40 m, 45°, 3 R4: 4 m, 75°, 3 R5: 35 m, 50°, 3 R6: 20 m, 75°, 4 R7: 15 m, 80°, 4 R8: 50 m, 30°, 2 R9: 30 m, 30°, 2 R10: 10 m, 60°, 3 R11: 20 m, 80°, 4 R12: Rappelling 40 m R13: 20 m, 50°, 2 R14: 140 m, 25°, 3 R15: 100 m, 50°, 2

General view of the route

Route profile