Passport

1. Technical category.
2. Altai, Maashey gorge.
3. V. Maashey, via the northern wall.
4. Proposed 5B category of difficulty, first ascent.
5. Elevation gain — 1125 m. Length 1510 m. Length of sections with category 6 difficulty — 150 m. Average steepness of the main part — 55°.
6. Pitons used: ice screws — 167; rock and placement pitons — 11.
7. Team's travel time — 21 hours, days — 2.

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REPORT ON THE ASCENT OF THE USSR CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE CLASS OF "TECHNICALLY COMPLEX" CLIMBS Peak MaaShey-Bash via the northwest wall. Altai. (5B + 1 - approximately) Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Soviet State. Team of the Leningrad City Council of the Union of Sports Societies and Organizations of the RSFSR. 1967.

1. Geographical description and sporting characteristics of the climb object.

Peak MaaShey-Bash (4200 m) is the highest point of the North-Chuya mountain node ("Bish-Murdu"), one of the most picturesque regions of Mountainous Altai. The node is formed by the North-Chuya ridge, stretching in a latitudinal direction between the rivers Chuya to the north, Karagem and Chegan-Uzun to the south. The MaaShey-Bash massif is located in the western part of the ridge. Its northern slopes give rise to the MaaShey glacier, the second longest in Altai (10 km). The MaaShey-Yul river flows out of the glacier and runs north until it meets the Chuya. To the east of MaaShey, the North-Chuya ridge is composed of the peaks Karagem, Bars, Tamma, Burvestnik, UPI, and Snezhnaya. The northern spur of the ridge at peak Burvestnik separates the MaaShey and Ak-Tru glaciers. MaaShey-Bash drops to the north with severe walls that capture the attention of climbers. The classified route (4B) to the summit follows the northern ridge, which separates the Left and Central MaaShey glaciers. Routes on the northeast wall (snow and ice, with small rocky outcrops) are objectively hazardous due to the hanging snow cornices above. Their formation is likely facilitated by heavy precipitation and strong southwest winds this year.

Russian Championship in Alpinism

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Report

on the ascent to Maashey peak 4173 m via NW wall (P. Budanova) CTMGV 1.70 of the Rubtsovsk Sports Committee team Team Leader: Sergeev V.P. Coach: Drakin A.V. 1997 Rubtsovsk Sports Committee:

Ascent Passport

1. Area, gorges: Severo-Chuysky ridge, Altai.
2. Name of the summit: Mashey (N), route name: via the right buttress of the NW wall.
3. Proposed: 5B category of complexity, first ascent.
4. Route type: combined.
5. Route elevation gain: 680 m. Route length: 890 m. Length of sections with V category of complexity: 330 m. VI category of complexity: 70 m. Average steepness of the main part of the route: 58°. Total route steepness: 73°.
6. Elements used on the route:
   • Anchor pitons — 9
   • Chocks — 63