Ascent on "Барбера"

Free Korea Peak

Ak-Sai glacier · Chuy Region · Kyrgyzstan

SummitMateJuly 16, 1984

Completed fullyNormalMain line

Ascent Format

Team Composition:Small groupAscent Style:Alpine styleMoving time:17h

S4Seriousness

Big alpine day. Long mandatory section, non-trivial retreat or descent; a pacing or line mistake can already push you into darkness.

O3Objective danger

Sustained moderate danger. Good timing and conditions help, but do not remove the risk entirely.

3 sections · 475 m · 7 pitches

Snow
Mandatory section
Maximum angle:50°Sustained angle:45°Length:120 m
Rock
Mandatory section
Key difficulty (crux):V+Sustained difficulty:V+Maximum angle:90°Sustained angle:80°Length:215 m7 pitches
Rock
Mandatory section
Key difficulty (crux):IV-Length:260 m