ASCENT DOCUMENT 1576

1. Ascent type: technical
2. Ascent area, ridge: Tian Shan, Kyrgyz Ala-Too
3. Peak, its height, ascent route: peak Svobodnaya Korea, 4740 m, via the North face
4. Difficulty category: 6 (third ascent)
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 1010 m; length of sections with 5–6 difficulty category — 995 m; average steepness — 78°
6. Pitons hammered: for belaying: rock — 186; ice — 45; bolt — 2; for creating artificial anchors: rock — 12; ice — none; bolt — 7
7. Number of climbing hours: 32 hours

Ascent Passport

1. Region — Tian-Shan, Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range
2. Pik Svobodnoy Korei 4740 m, center of the North face (Yu. Popenko)
3. 6A category of difficulty
4. Route type — combined
5. Route characteristics: Height difference (bergschrund 4100 m – summit 4740 m) — 640 m. Route length to the ridge — 870 m. Route length to the summit — 1070 m. Section lengths:

• 6 category of difficulty — 160 m
• 5 category of difficulty — 460 m. Average steepness to the ridge — 65°. Average steepness of the main part of the route (to the "roof") — 75°.

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class — technical
2. Ascent region — Tian Shan, Kyrgyz Ala-Too ridge
3. Pik Svobodnoy Korei, 4740 m, via the Center of the North Face
4. Difficulty category — 6A
5. Height difference — 740 m, length — 890 m, length of sections with 5th diff. cat. — 490 m, 6th diff. cat. — 330 m. Average steepness of the main part — 71°
6. Pitons hammered:

• rock — 35/20
• bolt — 18/13
• chocks — 57/28

I. Technical class. 2. Kirghiz Ala-Too, Ak-Sai gorge. 3. Peak Svobodnoy Korei, via North wall, 4740 m. 4. Difficulty category — 6B 5. Height difference: 795 m, length: 1047 m. Length of sections with 5–6 difficulty category: 582 m. Average steepness of the route: 66°. Average steepness of the wall section: 75°. 6. Pitons driven:

• rock: 66/7
• bolt: 18/10*

RUSSIAN ALPINISM FEDERATION

EAAA Championship (World Championship) in Alpinism 2019

Class of High-Altitude Technical Ascent

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Russian Federation National Team - 3rd place Peak Svobodnoy Korei, 4777 m, via the center of the North wall, Bezzubkin route. 6A category of complexity.

Ascent Passport

Region – Tian Shan, Kyrgyz range, 7.4. Peak – Svobodnoy Korei, 4777 m via the center of the North wall, Bezzubkin 1969. 6A category of complexity. Route characteristic – combined.

Passport

1. Class of technical ascents
2. Kyrgyz Ala-Too, Aksay gorge
3. Peak Svobodnaya Korea via the centre of the North face
4. 6B
5. Elevation gain 1140 m, length 1250 m. Length of sections with 5–6 difficulty category: 938 m. Average slope of the route 73°, main part (3710–4690) — 78°, including 6 difficulty category 80–85° (243 m), 87–95° (225 m).
6. Pitons driven: rock: 126 (25 used previously), bolt: 4 (new) + 4* (previously driven),

Ascent Log

1. Ascent class: technical
2. Ascent area: Tian Shan, Kyrgyz Ala-Too
3. Ascent route: Svobodnaya Koreya peak, 4740 meters, via the Central North Face route by V. Bezzubkin
4. Difficulty category: sixth
5. Route characteristics: height difference 1100 meters, sections of 5th-6th difficulty category, 1150 meters, average steepness 70°
6. Pitons used:

• for belaying:
• ice screws: 51
• rock pitons: 76

TO THE ALPINISM FEDERATION OF THE USSR

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On the ascent of Pik Svobodnaya Korea via Route 6B cat. diff.

The route leads directly to the summit ridge, 80 m from the cairn, in a beautiful straight line. The lower part of the route is steep ice, the middle section is a sheer rocky wall with ice formations, and the upper part is a very steep ice-rock ridge. The route took first place in the 1969 USSR championship and is classified as a 6B category difficulty route.

III. Preparation for the Ascent

The team first became familiar with the climbing conditions in the area in 1967. The harsh climate and technical difficulty of the routes required serious preparation. The general physical training program included:

Ascent Passport

1. Climbing category — technical
2. Climbing region — Tian Shan, Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range
3. Peak Svobodnaya Korea, 4740 m, via the center of the North face, combined
4. Complexity category — 6
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 620 m length of sections with 5B–6 complexity category — 305 m average steepness — 62.5°
6. Pitons driven:

Report

On the ascent of Peak "Svobodnaya Koreya" via the center of the North Face, submitted for the USSR Climbing Championship in the 1969 season Team from the Krasnoyarsk City Committee for Physical Culture and Sports July 1969 Team Captain (V. Bezzubkin) ROUTES OF ASCENT:

1. 1961 – route by L. Myshlyaev
2. 1966 – route by B. Studenin
3. 1969 – route by V. Bezzubkin