Barun Glacier

First ascent of the North Face of Kali Himal (7,044 m) in the Himalayas, category 6A, a combined route, 2,935 m long, made by an Italian-Russian-Kazakhstan expedition in April-May 2004.

ASCENT DOCUMENT Main Himalayan ridge, Baruntze spur. Kali-Himal Peak (7044 m), ascent from Imja Glacier via the center of the North Face, first ascent. Submitted category: 6A. Route type: combined. Route height difference: 1744 m. Route length: 2935 m. Section lengths: Category V: 135 m.

First ascent via the center of the West Face of Baruntse (7220 m) in the Himalayas by a team from the Sverdlovsk Regional Sports Committee in 1995, route category 6B.

Passport High-altitude category. Central Himalayas, Southern spur of the Main Himalayan Range between Lhotse and Makalu. Peak Baruntse via the center of the Western wall (7220 m). 6B category of difficulty, first ascent. Elevation gain: 1320 m, wall length to the ridge — 1385 m, ridge length — 300 m. Length of sections with 6A–6B category of difficulty — 735 m. Average slope of the route — 55°. Average slope of the wall section (bergschrund to South Summit) — 61° (5900–7100 m). Used previously driven pitons and not removed — 0. | Rock | Chocks | Ice | Snow | | :-------: | :--------: | :-------: | :------: | | 55 | 112 | 34 | 20 |