Ленинград, Западная
Route Description: ЮЗ стене с л. Липского
Report on the ascent of the Moscow City Sports Committee team to Peak Leningrad via the South-West face from the Lipsky glacier, 6th difficulty category, made as part of the 1981 USSR Alpine Championship.
USSR Alpine Climbing Championship
High-altitude technical class.
Report
on the ascent of the Moscow City Sports Committee team to Peak Leningradskaya Western (6470) via the Southwest wall from Lipsky Glacier, approximately category 6 difficulty.
Moscow
1981
Photo of the wall
Photo of the route profile.
Route Description: ЮЗ стене с л. Липского
Description of the ascent route to Leningrad Peak (6470 m) in the Central Pamir via the Southwest Face from the Lipsky Glacier.
I. Climbing category 2. Climbing region 3. Peak, its height, climbing route 4. Proposed difficulty category 5. Route characteristics: height difference length of sections 5–6 cat. diff. average steepness 6. Number of pitons driven and placement elements used: rock, ice,