Карлытау

Description of the traverse of the Karlytau Peak and Marble Wall Peak summits in the Central Tian Shan, made by the team of the Central Sports Club of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2001 via a new route of category 5B complexity.

Ascent Passport Central Tian Shan, Sarydzhan range, Marble Wall glacier. Traverse of peaks Karlytau (5450 m) – Marble Wall (6400 m) from Marble Wall glacier, first ascent. Submitted – 5B cat. diff. (tentative). Route character — combined. Route height difference — 2030 m. Route length – 4316 m. Length of sections: V cat. diff. – 2500 m, VI cat. diff. – 300 m. Average steepness: main part of the route (sections?) – 70°