Central Asia
Route Description: центру В стены
**First ascent** of Shingu Charpa peak (5800 m) via the east face, Karakoram, Pakistan, 2007
Ascent Log
- Mountain range: Karakoram Gorge: Nangma. Peak name: Shingu Charpa (This peak is not listed in the 2001 classification table).
- Route name: "Never More" via the Central Eastern wall
- Estimated difficulty category: 6B first ascent
- Route type: combined
- Route characteristics: Height difference: 1600 m Route length: 2360 m
Route Description: с севера
Ascent to the summit of Hidden Peak (8068 m) in Karakoram via the Northwest Face, route difficulty category, team composition, and ascent details.
Ascent Passport
- Climbing area: Karakoram
- Ascent class: High-altitude
- Peak: Hidden Peak (8068 m) via NW wall couloir (Japanese couloir)
- Route difficulty category: 5B
- Route characteristics:
- elevation gain from base camp 2918 m
- length of sections with 5th category difficulty 400 m
- average steepness (6500 m – summit) 50°
- Pitons driven
Route Description: с севера
Climb description of a Kazakh team on Hidden Peak (8068 m) in Karakoram via a combined route, rated 6A in difficulty.
- Karakorum mountain system
- Hidden Peak, 8068 m
- Cat. of diff. — 6A approximately
- Route type — combined
- Route elevation gain — 2768 m Route length — 12180 m. Section lengths:
- V cat. of diff. — 80 m
- VI cat. of diff. — 0
- Pitons left on the route: total — 25 Pitons used:
Route Description: «бастиону» СЗ стены
Description of the first ascent of the Southwest Face of **Trango Tower** (6237 m) in Karakorum, made by a Russian team in 2007 via a Category 6B route.
Ascent Record
- Region — Karakoram, Trango group.
- Peak — Great Trango (SW), 6237 m via the bastion of the northwestern wall.
- Proposed — 6B cat. dif. (ED VI+, 7a, A3), first ascent.
- Route characteristic — combined.
5. Route Description
wall section height difference — 1830 m, route length — 2100 m, sections of 6B cat. dif. — 1050 m, 5 cat. dif. — 530 m, average steepness of the wall section — 69°. 6. Left on the route: pitons — 18, including bolted — 12; "chocks" — 1. Pitons used on the route: stationary bolted — 12, including for platform installation — 7; total ITC used — 500. 7. Number of climbing hours — 113, days — 13 (including processing).
Route Description: правой части СЗ стены
First ascent description of the right part of the northwest face of Great Trango Tower 6150m in Karakoram, Pakistan, made in 2007 by a Russian team led by Alexander Mikhalitsin.
Ascent Record
- Region — Karakoram, Pakistan.
- Peak — Great Trango Tower 6150 m, via the right part of the NW wall.
- Claimed grade — 6B, first ascent.
- Route characteristic — rock.
- Route description:
- wall section height difference — 1820 m
- route length — 2100 m
- length of 6th category sections — 850 m, 5th category — 1025 m
- average steepness of the entire route — 70°
Route Description: ЮВ стене
Report on the first ascent to the summit of Tangra Tower (5820 m) via the southeast wall, category 6B, completed by a team from Krasnoyarsk Krai in 4 days in August 2019.
Russian Championship in Alpinism
Technical Class 2019
REPORT
on the ascent to Tangra Tower (5820 m) via the southeast wall, 6B category of complexity — first ascent by a team from Krasnoyarsk Krai. July 30, 2019–August 2, 2019.
I. ASCENT DOCUMENTATION
| 1. General Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Full name, sports rank of the team leader | Prokofyev D.E. (MS) |
| 1.2 | Full name, sports rank of team members | Popova M.E. (MS), Matyushin N.O. (CMS) |
Route Description: центру С стены
### Ascent Route Overview to Spantik (Golden Peak) The ascent route to Spantik, also known as Golden Peak, is located in the Karakoram range. The following summary provides an overview of the region, approach, climate, and technical profile of the route. #### Region and Approach Spantik is situated in the Karakoram range, a vast mountainous region known for its rugged terrain and diverse climbing opportunities. #### Climate The climate in the Karakoram is characterized by extreme variability, with significant temperature fluctuations and precipitation. #### Technical Profile The ascent route to Spantik involves various technical challenges, including steep snow and ice slopes, requiring a high level of mountaineering expertise.
Map diagram
General photo of the summit. Routes from left to right:
- 1 — team's route
- 2 — English route 87 (Saunders, 1987)
Description of the Climbing Area
Spantik or Golden Peak is located in the second-highest mountain system in the world — Karakoram, which directly continues Hindukush, rising between Pamir and Himalayas. In particular, the road that leads to the climbing area passes directly through the junction of the three greatest mountain systems in the world:
- Himalayas
- Karakoram
Route Description: Диамирской стене
Report on the ascent of the CSKA MO RK team to the summit of Nanga Parbat (8,126 m) in the Himalayas in 2003.
- Himalayas;
- Nanga Parbat (Diāmīr) 8126 m;
- Cat. difficulty — 6A;
- Route character — combined;
- Route height difference — 4026 m. Route length — 6500 m.
- Pitons used on the route: total — 35, left on the route — 35; Pitons used: | Rock | Bolt | Ice | Chocks | Friend | Firn | | :--: | :-: | :-: | :----: | :--: | :--: |
Route Description: Диамирской стене
Report on the ascent of Nanga Parbat (8,125 m) via the Diamir Wall in 1997 with a detailed description of the route and team tactics.
PASSPORT
- High-altitude class
- Western Himalayas, Diamir gorge
- Nanga Parbat peak — 8125 m via Diamir Wall (Kinshofer route)
- Proposed 5B category of difficulty
- Elevation gain: from glacier — 3800 m, length — 4760 m. Length of 6A category sections — 120 m. Average steepness of the main part of the route — 45° (from camp at 5100 m to the summit). Steepness of the wall section (from 5400 to 6200 m) — 60°.
- Hooks left on the route (not removed) — 37.
Route Description: левой части ЮЗ стены
Climbing report on Latok III (6949 m) ascent via the left part of the SW face, category 6B route in Karakoram.
Russian Championship. High-altitude class.
Report
on the ascent to Latok III (6949 m) Route on the left part of the SW wall. 6B cat. diff.
Ascent Passport
- Region 10.2 Karakoram mountains.
- Latok III 6949 m, via left part of SW wall.
- 6B complexity category.
- Route type: combined.
- Route characteristics: