Ascent Record

1. Region — Karakoram, Trango group.
2. Peak — Great Trango (SW), 6237 m via the bastion of the northwestern wall.
3. Proposed — 6B cat. dif. (ED VI+, 7a, A3), first ascent.
4. 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).

1. Karakorum mountain system
2. Hidden Peak, 8068 m
3. Cat. of diff. — 6A approximately
4. Route type — combined
5. Route elevation gain — 2768 m Route length — 12180 m. Section lengths:

• V cat. of diff. — 80 m
• VI cat. of diff. — 0

6. Pitons left on the route: total — 25 Pitons used:

Ascent Passport

1. Climbing area: Karakoram
2. Ascent class: High-altitude
3. Peak: Hidden Peak (8068 m) via NW wall couloir (Japanese couloir)
4. Route difficulty category: 5B
5. Route characteristics:
   • elevation gain from base camp 2918 m
   • length of sections with 5th category difficulty 400 m
   • average steepness (6500 m – summit) 50°
6. Pitons driven

Ascent Log

1. Mountain range: Karakoram Gorge: Nangma. Peak name: Shingu Charpa (This peak is not listed in the 2001 classification table).
2. Route name: "Never More" via the Central Eastern wall
3. Estimated difficulty category: 6B first ascent
4. Route type: combined
5. Route characteristics: Height difference: 1600 m Route length: 2360 m