Central Asia

Report on the ascent of Peak Kirova via the northern counterfort from the Valter Glacier, category 6A.

Passport 4.1.57 Peak Kommunizma from the northern ridge with ascent to BPP via the northern spur of Peak Kirova (up to BPP, then Peak Kirova 6372 m) V. Bezzubkin, 71, 6A cat. Class: High-altitude technical Pamir. Peter the First Ridge. Peak Kirova (6372 m) via the northern ridge with ascent to BPP via the northern spur of Peak Kirova. Proposed - 6A cat., combination. Route type: Combined. Height difference of the main part of the route (up to BPP): ≈1600 m Length of the main part of the route (up to BPP): ≈2000 m. Average steepness of the main part of the route: 60°. Length of sections with 5th category difficulty: 670 m, 6th category difficulty: 85 m. Pitons left on the route: total: 2, including bolted: 0.

The ascent of the Tamco-79 team to Peak Communism via the southwest wall from Belyaev Glacier, 6B difficulty category, with a detailed description of the route and the chronicle of the ascent.

Ascent Passport Ascent class — high-altitude. Ascent area — North-West Pamir. Peak, its height, ascent route — Peak Kommunizma, 7495 m, from Belyaev Glacier via south-west face of Peak 6950 m. Expected difficulty category — 6B. Route characteristics: Total height difference — 2795 m; length of sections with 5–6 diff. cat. — 1300 m; average steepness — 70°. Pitons hammered: for belaying rock 296, ice 15, for creating Intermediate Technical Objects (ITO): rock 14, ice —. Number of climbing hours: total 108.5 h, to the summit 95.5 h.

Report on the ascent of Peak Kommunizma (7495 m) via the 6B category route on the left buttress of the SW wall in 1988.

Ascent Passport Ascent category — high-altitude. Region — Pamir, Academy of Sciences Range. Peak Communism, 7495 m, via the left buttress of the SW wall. V. Onishchenko, 1970. Proposed — 6B cat. diff., second ascent. Elevation gain: 2595 m, length — 2870 m (to reaching the summit ridge). Average steepness of the main part of the route — 64° (5400–7200 m), including 6B cat. diff. 90° (6020–6140 m), 80° (6370–6460 m), 80° (200 m long on other sections), total 6B cat. diff. — 420 m. Pitons hammered: | Rock | Bolts | Nuts | Ice screws | | :--- | :---- | :--- | :-------- |

Ascent of Chochia P.A.'s team to Peak Communisma via the Northwest Wall, first ascent, category 6B difficulty.

PASSPORT High-altitude class Central Pamir, Academy of Sciences Range Peak Kommunizma, 7495 m, from Walter Glacier through the ice barrier and along the left part of the northwest wall. Proposed - 6B category of difficulty, first ascent. p. 4.1. Height difference - 2770 m (4400–7170 m), length - 3985 m. Average steepness of the main part of the route - 54°. Length of sections with 5–6 category of difficulty - 1530 m. Average steepness of sections with 5–6 category of difficulty - 66°. Pitons driven: | rock | placements | ice | | :--: | :--------: | :-: | | 149 | 64 | 198 |

Report on the ascent of Peak Kommunizma via the North-Eastern ridge from Stalin Glacier in 1967, describing the route and challenges overcome.

Kiev City Council of Sports Societies and Organizations Report On the ascent of Peak Communism via the north-eastern ridge from Stalin Glacier Kiev, 1967 | № | Full Name | Sports rank | Year of birth | Party affiliation | Member since | Profession | Address | | -- | ---------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ----------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------------ | | 1. | KUSTOVSKY Anatoly Alekseevich (leader) | Master of Sports | 1925 | non-party | 1949 | Engineer | Kiev, B. Druzhby Narodov 28-a, apt. 14 | | 2. | CHEREVKO Vladimir Leonidovich | Candidate Master | 1934 | CPSU member | 1953 | Engineer | Kiev, Elektrotekhnichesky per. 10, apt. 50 | | 3. | KOLESNIK Vasily Vasilyevich | 1st sports category| 1939 | Komsomol member | 1956 | Engineer | Kiev, Pushkinskaya 34, apt. 40 | | 4. | ZAYD Pavel Wolfovich | 1st sports category| 1937 | non-party | 1956 | Geologist | Osh, Shakhterskaya 51, apt. 6 |

Report on the ascent of the CS SDSO *"Burevestnik"* team to Peak Stalin (7495 m) via a new route on the Pamir in July-August 1961.

Report Ascent to Peak Stalin Group of CS SDSO "Burvestnik" Pamir, July – August 1961 Table of Contents Introduction...........................................1 Brief Description of the Area............................1 Preparatory Period............................4 Assault.............................................11

Report on the ascent of Category III, 5B route via the schrund ridge of Peak Communism from the Bivachny Glacier in the Pamir Mountains.

Ascent Passport I. High-altitude category Pamir, Academy of Sciences Range Peak Kommunizma via the southern ridge from Bivachny Glacier Cat. diff. 5B Elevation gain from camp I to the summit 3300 m length 12 km, average steepness 25–27° Pitons left 2 Climbing hours 52, days 10 Campsites: 1 on a moraine

Report on the ascent of the Dnipropetrovsk team to Peak Kommunizma (7495 m) in 1967 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution.

1917–1967 In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution Report on the ascent of Peak Communism (7495 m) from the Bivachny glacier by the sports team of the Dnepropetrovsk Regional Sports Union. Materials for the USSR Climbing Championship 1967. Dnepropetrovsk 1967 Thus, the final composition of the assault group after adjustments was as follows: Sinkovsky A.B. — MS — captain Zaydler A.M. — MS — participant Pechenin V.M. — MS — participant Verbitsky G.G. — CMS — participant

Description of the ascent route to Peak Communism (7495 m) via the left counterfort from the Stalin Glacier, difficulty category 5E.

Passport I. High-altitude class Pamir, Akademiya Nauk range Peak Kommunizma 7495 m via the left counterfort from Stalin Glacier Proposed — category 5B difficulty, second ascent Elevation gain: 2895 m, length — 5300 m Elevation gain of the rocky section — 1780 m, length of the rocky section — 2320 m Length of category 5 sections — 540 m, average steepness of the rocky part of the route — 51° Pitons hammered: rock — 23, chocks — 214, ice screws — 33 Team's travel time: 35 hours, days — 3.5

Description of a 5B category difficulty route to Peak Kommunizma (7495 m) via the left counterfort from the Stalin Glacier, climbed by a team of climbers in 1987.

PASSPORT High-altitude class Pamir, Akademiya Nauk Range Peak Kommunizma 7495 m via the left counterfort from Stalin Glacier Proposed – category 5B difficulty, first ascent Elevation gain: 2895 m, length – 5300 m Rock section elevation gain 1780 m, length of rock section – 2320 m Length of grade 5–6 sections – 540 m Average steepness of the rock section – 51° Pitons used: rock 94, chocks 85, ice screws 16