Russian Alpine Federation

Moscow Alpine Championship 2012

Technical Class

Report

On the ascent of the CSKA team named after A.S. Demchenko to the summit of Cerberus Gendarme 1341 m

via the south wall, Touchstone Wall route Presumably 6A category. The ascent was made by a team of two:

• N.E. Prilepskaya
• M.A. Nechaeva

Chelyabinsk Region Alpinism Federation High-Altitude Technical Climbing Category

Report

on the ascent to the summit of McKinley, 6196 m, via West Rib approximately 5B category of difficulty

Climbing Passport

1. Competition class: Russian Championship, high-altitude technical class
2. Region — Alaska, Alaska Range;
3. Summit — McKinley 6196 m;
4. Ascent route: via West Rib;

Passport

1. High-altitude technical class
2. Alaska, Alaska Range
3. Peak McKinley (Denali) 6194 m via West Counterforce
4. Proposed category of complexity — 5B
5. Elevation gain — 4000 m, length — 26 km, average steepness of main part — 20°
6. Ice screws used — 15 pcs., anchors — 2 pcs.
7. Team's travel days — 8 (ascent), 3 (descent)
8. Overnights (total) — 15 on snow-ice platforms
9. Team captain — Yanochkin V. I. (MSMK)