Kuba­Kaya — 3. "Zigzag"

Massif: Kuba­Kaya (662 m) Authors: A. Lavrinenko, A. Kuzmenko Year of route creation: 2009 Route description:

• R0­–R1: 55 m Start on a gray slab, direction towards the trees, then on easy rocks to a large grassy terrace. 10 m V; 45 m II R1­–R2: On an inclined grassy terrace up to the right to a belt of rocks. 100 m easy R2­–R3: 45 m. From the grassy terrace upwards, to 2 m large junipers, station on the left one. III R3­–R4: 40 m. To the right, into an inner corner. Up the corner, then on easy rocks to the right upwards, in the direction of a rusty streak. Station on a tree. II

Ku­ba-Ka­ya (V. tower) — 1B “Par­agliding” Massif: Ku­ba-Ka­ya (662 m); Complexity: 3B; Author: Le­on­tye­va Ekaterina, Bu­ra­ko­va Anna, Hristich Irina; Year of creation: 2014; Number of pitches: 5; Route length: 300 m From the road, approach through the butcher's broom bushes towards the wall, orienting yourself by a pronounced internal corner of reddish color, crossing the lower bastion of the eastern tower from right to left. The route has many loose rocks and earth, however, the stations are positioned so that when the first climber moves, nothing falls on the second. The rope must be 60 m. R0–R1 Station on a tree with two trunks, growing horizontally from a crevice and located 3 m above the ground. Start climbing not through the internal corner with a wide crevice, which begins from the station, but 1-1.5 meters to the left of it. Move upwards in the direction of a large, sprawling tree. From it, move up and to the left through the internal corner for about 10 m to reach the station. Station on a tree growing on the edge of a ledge.

Kuba-Kaya. East Tower.

"Pruha" Route 6A (Yu. Lishaev — D. Evseev)

The "Pruha" route goes along the reddish, overhanging wall. Climbed by Yuri Lishaev and Dmitry Evseev in 2008. On January 30 - February 1, the weather conditions made this the driest and least snowy route. Snow fell far behind our backs, and artificial protection points held in the frost just as they do in summer. The description and the thread of the first ascent were not very specific. Some pitons on the route were in poor condition, so we re-fixed our own at 2 belay stations. We climbed the first rope via our own, more logical path, and reached the beginning of the 2nd rope of the route. It's an interesting route, with more overhanging sections than on Chelebi on the Verba route. Kuba-Kaya, East Tower. "Pruha" route 6A 0-1 Up to the right, enter the inner corner. Climb up the corner. Rocks in the corner are reliably wedged, with a good crack on the left for protection. Exit to a small tree. From it, climb up and left to a ledge. There's a piton. 45 m V A1 1–2 Climb up through a system of cracks, with some pitons encountered. Gradually move right and up, bypassing destroyed overhangs. Despite the steepness of around 100°, the protection points are mostly reliable. Belay station on 2 pitons, hanging. There's no free climbing at all. 35 m A2+ 2–3 Climb up through an overhang, with increasing steepness. Almost all on pitons, but own protection points are also needed. Belay station on a gentler slope. Pitons are poor, but reliable hooks can be hammered in. 15 m A2

Ascent Certificate

1. Rock climbing category
2. Region: Crimea, Batiliman
3. Peak: Kush-Kaya
4. Route: Via the Southwest wall and internal angle (classic)
5. Difficulty category: 1B
6. Route characteristics: height difference — 440 m, length — 550 m, average steepness — 55°
7. Pitons used: rock — 8
8. Duration: ascent — 2.5 hours,

Ascent Passport

I. Type: Rock climbing II. Region: Crimea, Batiliman III. Summit: Kush-Kaya IV. Route: Via the Southwest wall and Southwest ridge through the "gorge of the bowl" V. Climbing category: 2B VI. Route characteristics: Elevation gain — 440 m, length — 600 m, average slope — 47° VII. Protection used: 8 pieces VIII. Duration: 2 hours; descent via trail — 0.5 hours IX. Ascent leader: Vorobyev Mikhail Yuryevich, Candidate Master of Sports

Ascent Passport

1. Class: Rock
2. Region: Crimea, Batiliman
3. Peak: Kush-Kaya
4. Route: via South-West ridge (classic)
5. Difficulty category: 2B
6. Route characteristics: elevation gain — 380 m, length — 460 m. Average slope — 56°
7. Pitons used: rock — 12 pcs.
8. Movement time — 2 hours, descent via trail — 0.5 hours.
9. Ascent leader: Lebedev Nikolay Petrovich, 3rd class, participants: Vorobyev Mikhail Yuryevich, badge holder, Feklistov Mikhail Mikhailovich, badge holder.

ASCENT PASS

1. Type — Rock climbing
2. Region — Crimea, Bati-Liman
3. Peak — Kush-Kaya
4. Route — Via the right section of the Southeast wall
5. Difficulty category — 2B
6. Route description: Elevation gain — 240 m, length — 280 m, average slope — 59°
7. Equipment used: Rock pitons — 4 pcs., chocks — 5 pcs.
8. Duration: Climbing time — 3 hrs, descent via trail — 0.5 hrs.
9. Leader: Vorobyev Mikhail Yuryevich

Climbing Passport

I. Type: Rock climbing 2. Region: Crimea, Batiliman 3. Peak: Kush-Kaya 4. Route: via 10-V wall (through the chimney) 5. Difficulty category: 3A 6. Route description: Height difference – 330 m, length – 400 m. Average steepness – 56° 7. Equipment used: rock pitons – 1 pc., nuts – 6 pcs. 8. Duration: 2.5 hours, descent via trail – 0.5 hours. 9. Climbing leader: Mikhail Yu. Vorobyov; participants: Igor V. Tarasov, Dmitry B. Chebonenko; trainer: Igor K. Kaver. Climb completed on January 13, 1991.

Ascent Record

1. Category: Rock climbing
2. Region: Crimea, Batiliman
3. Peak: Kush-Kaya
4. Route: via the chimney (via the ravine)
5. Category of difficulty: 3B
6. Route characteristics: elevation gain — 310 m, length — 360 m. Average slope — 59°
7. Pitons used: rock — 16 pcs.
8. Duration: 4 hours, descent via trail — 0.5 hours
9. Ascent leader: Tkachenco Georgiy Aleksandrovich, participants: Vorobyev Mikhail Yuryevich, Savchenko Dmitriy Danilovich.

Ascent Passport

1. Category: rock climbing
2. Region: Crimea, Batiliman
3. Peak: Kush-Kaya
4. Route: via the Southwest wall through the "sole" on the left
5. Category of difficulty: 3B, first ascent
6. Route characteristics: height difference — 440 m, length — 540 m. Average steepness — 54°
7. Equipment used: rock pitons — 5 pcs., nuts — 17 pcs.
8. Duration: 4 hours, descent via trail — 0.5 hours.
9. Leader: Vorobyov Mikhail Sharpovich CMS, participants: Nesterov Vitold Petrovich 1st category, Pavlov Yuri Dmitrievich CMS