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November 15, 2024
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Traversing the Klever — Fregat — Morion peaks, category 3A complexity, heavily serrated ridge, cornices and snow drifts, challenging belay.

v. Klever (2119 m) – v. Fregat (2140 m) – v. Morion (2125 m), 3A cat. dif.

From the base camp, the ascent to v. Klever is done via route 1B cat. dif. along the Northern ridge. The ascent takes 1.5–2 hours. From v. Klever to v. Fregat, there are three pronounced "gendarms". All are passed head-on. The route runs along a highly jagged, sharp ridge and is psychologically very difficult.

Ascent to the 1st "gendarme"

  • Descend 60 m from v. Klever into the pass;
  • Overcome two walls — 3 m and 5 m;
  • Traverse 50 m and ascend to the 1st "gendarme".

Further

  • Traverse 60 m along a ridge of similar character;
  • Ascend to the 2nd "gendarme";
  • Descend from it 15 m, approach the beginning of the most challenging part of the route.
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Description of the ascent route to the summit of Fregat via the central counterfort, category 2B difficulty level, with safety and equipment recommendations.

Route Descriptions for Climbing Fregat Peak

Via the Central Counterfort, Category 2B

From the base camp, move along the right bank of the Ulun River towards Fregat Peak, heading towards the central counterfort. After 1 hour, start ascending via the couloir, keeping to its right side. In the upper part, the couloir becomes steeper, leading to a wide snow-ice chimney. Climbing is tense. In the upper part of the chimney, there are "live," slightly overhanging, crosswise blocks that require careful passage. It is recommended to set up a station or belay above them, in the lower part of a small chimney that leads to the ridge. Further movement is possible:

  • Simultaneous or alternating movement to the gendarme (the first key point of the route). A sloping shelf to the right of it transitions into a steep, snow-covered wall with ice in the crevices. After passing it, we enter a steep internal angle with smooth walls, leading to the top of the gendarme, where a station needs to be set up. Subsequent movement occurs strictly along the ridge, requiring accuracy and attention. After the ridge, depending on the route's condition, one can:
  • Go through an icy chimney with a transition to the wall and ascend it to the left,
  • Or move along the right wall of the chimney, only reaching the wall in its upper part. The last 40 meters of the counterfort, as well as further movement along the ridge to the summit, must be done in alternating steps, carefully belaying, as a fall from here could have the most severe consequences.
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