At the 1977 Ukrainian SSR Alpine Championship in the category of technically complex ascents

Peak Popovich (approximately 4800 m)

Alaisky ridge, Pamir-Alai, Cosmonauts' Horseshoe. (first ascent) Combined team of Dnipropetrovsk regional council of the Spartak Sports Society Team captain: Candidate Master of Sports Petrychenko N.N. Participants:

• Candidate Master of Sports Protsenko L.V.
• Zurabishvili Z.D.
• Rybalka K.P. Dnipropetrovsk — 1977

Ascent Passport

I. Category of technically complex ascents. 2. Pamir-Alay. Alay Ridge. Kosmonavtov Horseshoe. 3. Peak Popovich (approximately 4800 m) via the North Face. 4. 5th category of difficulty. 5. Route characteristics: a) height difference — 420 m. b) length of sections with 5–6 difficulty grade — 405 m. c) average steepness — 80–85°. 6. Number of pitons driven for belaying and creating R.A.P. (Rope Anchorage Points): a) rock pitons — 89. b) ice screws — 7. c) bolt pitons — 3. 7. Number of climbing hours — 26.

Ascent Passport

1. Class — technical.
2. Ascent area — Pamir-Alay, Alay Ridge.
3. Peak — Popovich Peak, height 4800 m, via the North-Eastern ridge.
4. Route characteristics:
   • height difference — 800 m;
   • length of sections 5–6 cat. diff. — 310 m;
   • average steepness — 55°.
5. Estimated difficulty category — 5B.
6. Pitons driven:

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class: traverse.
2. Ascent area: Southern spurs of the Altai ridge: Kok-Su valley.
3. Traverse of peaks: Sons 4950 m — Tereshkova 4870 m — Bykovsky 4840 m — Popovich 4800 m — Nikolaev 4900 m — Gagarin 4850 m.
4. Estimated difficulty category: 5A.
5. Route characteristics: Height difference: 1330 m, length of sections with 5th difficulty category — 460 m, average steepness.
6. Pitons used for passage: Rock pitons — 67, ice pitons — none.
7. Total hours of climbing — 34.5.