Passing the section R4–R5 Passing the crux R5–R6. The "fly swatter" on the crux. The summit, station behind a boulder

Approaches.

From the hut on the lake, we ascend to the moraine cushion, leaving the peaks Neftehimik, Monah, and Ch. Zori to the left. Further along the moraine ridge, we bypass the lower lake and gain altitude, heading to the right towards the peaks Baruun and Uzlovaya. The entire

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent category — rock climbing
2. Region — Eastern Sayan, Baruun-Khandagai
3. Peak 2676 m via NE ridge from Snezhnij pass
4. Assumed — first ascent, category III complexity
5. Route characteristics:

• elevation gain — 376 m.
• total length 550 m.
• length of sections with 5th category difficulty — 80 m, 4th category — 130 m, 3rd category — 40 m, 1st category — 300 m.
• average slope: entire route — 60°.