Ascent Certificate.

1. Eastern Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge, Moguvek gorge, section 6.1.
2. Leonova Alekseya peak, 3381 m, via the North couloir.
3. Category 2A, first ascent.
4. The route is of a mixed nature.
5. Height difference 600 m, length 1200 m, average slope 35°.
6. Pitons used: 2 rock and wired pieces.
7. Team's travel time – 4 hours.
8. No overnight stays.
9. Group:

Climbing Passport

1. Climbing area, ridge: Eastern Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge.
2. Peak, its height, ascent route, route type: Munku-Sardyk peak 3491 m via Western ridge, combined.
3. Expected difficulty category: 1B category.
4. Route characteristics: height difference 1100 m, average steepness 35°.
5. Pitons used: rock 1, ice 2.
6. Total climbing hours: 4 hours.
7. Full name of the leader, participants, their qualification: Yakovenko A.N. — CMS, leader Belyaev S.A. — CMS, participant

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GENERAL PHOTO OF MUNKU-SARDYK PEAK. Legend:

• 1B category difficulty route
• 2A category difficulty route
• 2B category difficulty route

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CLIMBING AREA.

The Eastern Sayan is a vast mountain system stretching from the upper reaches of the Yenisei to the southern tip of Lake Baikal. It is characterized by striking contrasts:

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Sometimes the slope is icy. The difficulty increases up to 2A.

Ascent Passport

1. Class — rock.
2. Area — Eastern Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge, Moguvek gorge.
3. Peak, its height, and ascent route — Munku Sardyk, 3491 m, via the center of the North slope.
4. Proposed category — 2A category of difficulty, first ascent.
5. Route character — ice and snow.
6. Height difference 500 m. Length 800 m. Average steepness 40°.
7. Ice pitons driven — 6 pieces.
8. Number of travel hours 4 hours.
9. No overnight stays.

Climbing Report

Ascent to the summit of Munku-Sardyk (3491 m) via the ice wall of the Eastern ridge (first ascent) Mountain Range: Eastern Sayan Month and Year of Ascent: May 2012

Irkutsk — 2013. Climbing Passport

Region — Eastern Sayans, Bolshoy Sayan, Muguvek gorge. Peak — Munku-Sardyk 3491 m. Route — ice wall of the Eastern ridge, proposed category 2B, First Ascent Route characteristics — snow-ice. Route description — elevation gain 800 m, route length approximately 1550 m. Average slope 45°. Equipment left on the route — 0 pitons. Pitons used on the route: 36, including (" закладок") — 0, ice screws — 36, bolt pitons — 0, including aid climbing — 0.

Ascent Log

1. East Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge, Muguvek gorge, section 6.1.
2. Munku Sardyk — Krylya Sovetov peak traverse via the North ridge.
3. Category 2B difficulty, second ascent.
4. The route is of a combined nature.
5. Height difference 500 m, distance 3130 m, average slope 10°.
6. Pitons used: 3 rock and wired pitons.
7. Team's travel time — 12 hours.

Ascent Log

1. Eastern Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge, Moguvek gorge, section 6.1.
2. Nedotroga peak, 3080 m, via the Eastern ridge.
3. Proposed category 2A, first ascent.
4. The route is combined.
5. Height difference 300 m, length 460 m, average slope 40°.
6. Pitons driven: rock and wired 6 pcs.
7. Team's travel time — 5 hours.
8. No overnight stays.
9. Group:

Ascent Log

1. East Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge, Moguvek gorge, section 6.1.
2. Opasnaya peak, 3150 m, via the Western ridge.
3. Proposed 2A category of difficulty, first ascent.
4. The nature of the route is combined.
5. Height difference 400 m, length 580 m, average slope 35°.
6. Pitons driven: rock and wired 4 pcs.
7. Team's travel time — 5 hours.
8. No overnight stays.
9. Group: Moskin O.N. 1st sports category, Afanasiev A.E. MS.

Ascent Passport

1. Eastern Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge, Moguvek gorge, section 6.1.
2. Opasnaya peak, 3180 m, via the South Ridge.
3. Proposed as Category complexity, first ascent.
4. Route type — combined.
5. Height difference — 550 m, length — 790 m, average slope — 45°.
6. Pitons driven: rock and wired — 15 pcs.
7. Team's travel time — 7 hours.
8. No overnight stays.
9. Group: Afanasyev A.E. MS