Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class: rock climbing
2. Ascent area: 2.96 mountains of Dagestan
3. Peak: its height, ascent route, and character:
   • Shalbuzdag East (4060 m), 2nd tower from the south
4. Proposed complexity category: 2B
5. Route characteristics:
   • elevation gain — 400 m, average steepness — 45°, section lengths:
   • category I — 340 m, category II — 95 m, category III — 70 m, category IV — 10 m.
6. Pitons hammered:

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class — rock climbing
2. Ascent area — 2.9 Eastern Caucasus
3. Peak, its height, and ascent route — Eastern Shambuzdag, 3rd tower (4060 m) from the south
4. Proposed difficulty category — 2B No. 48105, May 22, 1979
5. Route characteristics:
   • elevation gain — 560 m
   • average steepness — 55°–60°
   • length of sections: R1 — 600 m, R2 — 15 m, R3 — 20 m, R4 — 15 m, R5 — 30 m, R6 — 7 m, R7 — 40 m, R8 — 7 m, R9 — 5 m
6. Pitons driven:

1. Climbing category — rock climbing
2. Climbing area — 2.10., Dagestan mountains, Chekhychay gorge.
3. Peak, its height, climbing route, its character — Shalbuzdag East, 4th tower, 4020 m, via the SE buttress.
4. Estimated category complexity — 3A
5. Route description — Height difference 400 m, section length 10 m, average steepness — 45°.
6. Pitons used — rock, ice, bolted 6/0, 0/0, 0/0; placed nuts 6/0
7. Number of climbing hours — 4
8. Number of nights — No overnight stay
9. Leader's full name, participants and their qualification — Dorro Konstantin Eduardovich, 1st sports category; Mammaev Sulayban Nurmagomedovich, 2nd sports category; Krasnopolsky Yuri Vasilyevich, Candidate for Master of Sports
10. Team coach —

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WESTERN SHALBUZDAG (4105 m) VIA EASTERN RIDGE 3B TO TUR (FIRST ASCENT) ASCENT DETAILS

1. Ascent category: combined
2. Ascent area: 2–9 East Caucasus
3. Peak, its height, and ascent route: Western Shalbuzdag, approx. 4105 m, from the south to the col and via the Eastern ridge
4. Proposed difficulty category: 3B
5. Route characteristics:
   • elevation gain: 900 m

Ascent Passport

1. Winter ascent class.
2. Region 2.10 mountains of Dagestan, Chekhychay gorge, Shalbuzdag ridge.
3. Shalbuzdag North-Eastern, 3500 m, via the gap in the right bastion of the South wall.
4. 5A category of difficulty, first ascent.
5. Route characteristics: Height difference: route — 230 m, wall — 210 m (from 3270 m to 3480 m), average steepness of the wall — 70°, route length 506 m, wall section 246 m, section lengths:
   • 1 — 250 m
   • 2 — 20 m
   • 3 — 38 m

I. Category of first ascent. 2.2.10. Dagestan Mountains, South Dagestan, Shalbuzdagsky ridge. 3. Shalbuzdag Northwest, 4000 m, via the terrace of the West wall, rock route. 4. Proposed: first ascent, category 3B complexity (first ascent attempt). 5. Route characteristics:

• Elevation gain: 300 m.
• Length of sections:
• 2nd category complexity — 550 m.
• 3rd category complexity — 200 m.
• 4th category complexity — 90 m.

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class
2. Ascent area
3. Peak, its height and ascent route
4. Proposed difficulty category
5. Route characteristics:
6. Number of pitons hammered for belay: rock, ice, bolted
7. Number of travel hours
8. Number of overnight stays and their characteristics
9. Surname, name, patronymic of the leader and participants, their sports qualification

1. Climbing type: rock climbing
2. Climbing area: #2.9 (Eastern Caucasus)
3. Peak, its height, and climbing route: Shalbuzdag 4142 m via the southeast wall
4. Proposed difficulty category: 2B
5. Route description: Height difference 500 m, average steepness 45°, length of sections with I difficulty category — 200 m, II category — 330 m, III category — 190 m, IV category — 20 m.
6. Pitons hammered (for belaying): rock: 15 ice: 0 bolt: 0
7. Number of walking hours: 8

I. The route is combined 2. East Caucasus 2.9. 3. Mt. Shalbuzdag (4142) via the Western ridge. 4. Proposed category of difficulty 3A. 5. Route characteristics a. Height difference: 750 m b. Average steepness of main sections: 40° c. Length: 1340 m. (I category — 580 m; II category — 560 m; III category — 120 m; IV category — 80 m) 6. Pitons driven: - rock: 9

Ascent Passport

I. Ascent class - rock climbing 2. Ascent area - 2.9 Eastern Caucasus 3. Peak, its height, and ascent route - Central Shalduzdag (4142 m) via the southwest counterfort 4. Proposed difficulty category - 3B, protocol No. 481 dated 22.08.1979 5. Route characteristics: elevation gain - 642 m average steepness - 50–55°, section lengths: R1–R12, R2–R3, R3–R15, R4–R2, R5–R25, R6–R30, R7–R7, R8–R3, R9–R30, R10–R8, R11–R5, R12–R80, R13–R60 6. Pitons driven: for belaying, for creating I.T.O. rock - 10, ice - 0, bolt - 0 7. Number of travel hours - 8 hours