Калькуш
Route Description: Ю склону
SSummitMateDescription of the first ascent of Category 2B route to Kalkush peak from "Chetirekh" pass with a detailed description of the path and technical details.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST ASCENT OF THE ROUTE TO THE SUMMIT OF KALKUSH FROM THE PASS "CHETYREKH" (FOUR) 2B cat. diff.
The summit of Kalkush (photo from the summit of Skalnaya)
Approach routes:
- From the Dugoba alpine camp, ascend up the left side (orographically) of the Dugoba river to the second confluence (confluence of the Ak-Tash and Dugoba rivers).
- Here are the overnight stays.
- The journey from the alpine camp to the overnight stays takes 2.5–3 hours. From the overnight stays, the path lies to the pass "4-kh". First, upwards in the direction of the Kalkush summit, then under the eastern slopes of the Kalkush summit to the last (along the path) buttress of the summit. The path lies along a good trail. Then, bypassing the buttress, we begin the ascent to the pass "4-kh". The path lies across the scree. The ascent to the pass from the overnight stays takes 2 hours 30 minutes.
Route Description: ЮВ стене
SSummitMateDescription of a new route of the 5th category of complexity to the summit of Kalkush (4100 m) in Pamir-Alay, climbed by the team led by MS Grigoryev O.Z. via the south-eastern wall.
PASSPORT
- Climbing category — winter/rock/
- Region — Pamir-Alay, Dughoba valley
- Peak, route — p. Kalkush (4100 m) via SE wall, cat. 5B (approx.) Length — 750 m of wall section. Height difference — 535 m. Avg. steepness — 73° Length by sections:
- R1 – 255 m
- R2 – 85 m
- R3 – 195 m
- R4 – 20 m
Route Description: ЮВ стене
SSummitMateDescription of a 5A category difficulty route on the eastern wall of Kalkush Peak (4250 m) in the Pamir-Alay mountain range, climbed by a group of mountaineers in 1969.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE TO THE SUMMIT OF KALKUSH
VIA THE EAST FACE
Team: G.G. Andreev, CMS, team leader
O.I. Shumilov, CMS
V.P. Veiko, CMS
Yu.A. Logachev, CMS
The route was completed on July 12-14, 1969