Ascent Report

1. Ascent category — technical.
2. Ascent area: Pamiro-Alai, Turkestan Range, Lailyak valley.
3. Peak, route: Blok A. via W wall (K. Valieva).
4. Category of difficulty — 6A.
5. Height difference: 802 m
   • Route length: 988 m
   • Length of sections with 5th category of difficulty — 248 m

PASSPORT

1. Class: technical
2. Region: Pamir-Alay, Lailak valley
3. Summit: Pik Alexandra Bloka via West face
4. Category: 6A
5. Elevation difference:
   • 680 m
   • length 1250 m
   • length of 6th category sections 580 m
   • average steepness of the main part of the route 82°

PASSPORT

I. Category of first ascents 2. Pamir-Alay, Ak-Su valley 3. Peak A. Blok, 5229 m, via West Face 4. Proposed category 6B, first ascent 5. Height difference of the route 760 m, "wall section" 688 m, length — 965 m. Length of sections with category difficulty 5–6 — 805 m, of which category 6 — 425 m. Average steepness of the wall — 78 ± 80° 6. Pitons driven:

• rock: 119 (driven), 40 (left)
• bolt: 32 (driven), 12 (left)
• protection devices: 187 (driven), 60 (left)

PASSPORT

1. Category of the first ascent.
2. Pamir-Alay, Turkestan Range, Ak-Su gorge.
3. Peak A. Blok, 5229 m, via the pillar on the north face.
4. Proposed category: 6B, first ascent.
5. Height difference — 780 m, length — 1050 m. Length of sections with 5–6 category difficulty — 760 m. Average slope of the wall part of the route — 75°, of the "pillar" — 81°.
6. Number of pitons used: | rock | placed elements | bolt | ice |

I. Technical class. 2. Turkestan Ridge. Ak-Su gorge. 3. Peak A. Blok via the central bastion of the North wall. 4. Assumed 6B, first ascent. 5. Height difference 710 m, length 800 m. Length of 6B sections — 500 m. Average steepness of the main part of the route — 78° (4500–5100 m). 6. Pitons driven: rock: 97/62, bolted: 11/11, nuts: 245/166, ice screws: 20/0 7. Team's total climbing hours: 57 (5 days) 8. Overnights: I–II in hammocks; III–IV — two in hammocks; V on a carved snow-ice ledge.

Ascent Passport

1. Peak, its height, route: p. A. Blok, 5229 m, via the Central Bastion of the North wall.
2. Area of ascent: Pamir-Alai, Turkestan Range, Ak-Su gorge.
3. Difficulty category: 5B (participants recommend 6th cat. diff.).
4. Route characteristics: length — height difference — average steepness of the route's wall section —
5. Pitons hammered:

Ascent Passport

1. CLASS — technical
2. Turkestan Range, Ak-Su gorge
3. Peak A. Blok (5239 m) via the central bastion of the northern wall (route by group of S. Efimov)
4. DIFFICULTY CATEGORY — 5B, fourth ascent
5. HEIGHT DIFFERENCE — 1039 m, length of sections with 6th cat. diff. — 583 m, 5th cat. diff. — 325 m. AVERAGE STEEPNESS of the main part of the route — 80°
6. NUMBER OF PITS: rock — 138 (31), bolt — 8 (53), chocks — 156, ice — 28 (9)
7. CLIMBING TIME — 77.5 hours, days — 6. 1 day of preparation
8. NIGHTS: four sitting and hammock bivouacs, one lying on a ridge
9. LEADER: Oshé Eduard Andreevich, Master of Sports

Ascent Record

1. Pamir-Alay, Turkestan Range, Laylyak valley, 5.4.2.
2. Peak Bloka, 5239 m, via West and Northwest wall (Maximenya route, 2008)
3. Proposed — 6A category (2nd ascent)
4. Route type: rock
5. Route height difference: 875 m, wall 790 m (by altimeter) Route length: 1035 m. Length of sections:
   • 5th category — 125 m.
   • 6th category — 615 m.

PASSPORT

1. Technical class.
2. Pamir-Alay, Turkestan Ridge, AkSu valley.
3. Peak Blok (5239 m) via SW ridge.
4. First ascent, 5B cat. difficulty is assumed.
5. Length of sections: 6th cat. difficulty — 55 m 5th cat. difficulty — 980 m Average steepness of main sections: 85–90° (4670–4770, 4800–4870, 5000–5040), 80–85° (4600–4670), all of 5–6 cat. difficulty.
6. Pitons driven: rock, bolt, chocks, ice 54/14 2/2 60/3 35/0

ASCENT DOCUMENT

1. Technical category.
2. Pamir-Alay, Turkestan Range, Ak-Su gorge.
3. Peak 5239 (A. Blok) via the Western ridge.
4. Proposed — 5B cat. diff., combined, second ascent.
5. Height difference — 790 m, route length — 990 m. Average slope of the route — 55°. Average slope of the icy part of the route — 50°. Average slope of the main rock part — 72°. Length of sections with 5th and 6th cat. diff. — 400 m.
6. Number of pitons: | rock | nuts | ice |