I. Climbing category: — technical II. Climbing area: — Kirghizskiy Ala-Too III. Peak, its height, ascent route: p. Izyiskatel' 4400 m from the North. IV. Proposed difficulty category — 2B V. Route characteristics: — height difference 670 m; complex section length 80 m; average steepness 40° VI. Pitons hammered: for belay — 4 ice screws. VII. Number of travel hours — 5; VIII. Surname, name, patronymic of the leader, participants and their qualification: Leader: BOGOLYUBOV V.V. — 3rd sports category. Participants:

1. Ascent category — snow and ice
2. Kyrgyz Ala-Too
3. Peak Izyskatel (4400 m) via the center of the northwest face
4. Proposed category difficulty — 3B
5. Height difference — 300 m Route length — 400 m. Average steepness — 50°
6. Pitons driven — 31/0 (ice screws)
7. Climbing hours — 4.5
8. Base camp — hut near Koronsky glacier
9. Rodikov A.P. — Candidate Master of Sports

Routes to the peak Izmaylovskiy

4400 m

3. Along the S.E. ridge 2A cat. dif. V. Vozopotov, 82

1. Along the W. ridge from the Severo-Izyumskiy to the Crown 3B cat. dif. V. Glukhov, 67 Snow-ice slope 40° 60 m
2. Along the center of the n.w. wall 3B cat. dif. V. Rodikov, 33 Snow-ice slope 45° 50 m

320 m 45–50°

85 m 45–50°

Report on the first ascent of the route to the peak Izyiskatel via the southern ridge.

Ascent Passport

1. Tian-Shan, Kyrgyz ridge, Ala-Archa gorge. Peak Izyiskatel 4400 m. Proposed category 4B, first ascent. The nature of the route is rocky. The height difference of the route is 500 m. The length of the route is 1050 m.
2. Length of sections: II — 500 m, III — 350 m, IV — 150 m, V — 50 m,
3. Average slope: main (wall) part of the route — 60° Total route — 30°
4. Hooks left on the route: total — 0;
5. Used in total on the route: rock pitons — 7, chocks — 20.
6. Used in total artificial climbing holds (ACH) — 0 pcs.

Fig. 1. As­cent to p. Svobod­naya Ko­rea (gen­eral view)

Fig. 6. Fig. 7. Path to Pik Kosmonavtov