Report of the team from the Republic of Bashkortostan and Novosibirsk region on the ascent of Pik Asan via the Northwest wall, Pogorelov's route, 6A category of difficulty.

Climbing Passport

1. Region, gorge, section number according to the classification table: Pamir-Alay, Karavshin gorge, Turkestan range
2. Name of the peak, route name: Asan via the left part of the western wall (Pogorelov's route)
3. Category of difficulty: 6A
4. Route type: rock climbing
5. Height difference of the route: 1000 m (wall section 670 m) Route length: 1270 m. Average steepness of the wall section: 78°
6. Equipment used on the route:
   • anchor pitons — 80 pieces

Climbing Passport

1. High-altitude technical climb
2. Pamir-Alay, Turkestan Range, Lyaylyak valley
3. Ak-Su (5217 m) via the North Face, L. Troshchinenko route.
4. 6A category of difficulty
5. Height difference 1590 m, length 2490 m, length of sections with 5th category of difficulty – 885 m, length of sections with 6th category of difficulty – 435 m, average steepness of the route – 60°, average steepness of the main part of the route – 74°.

Ascent Passport

1. Technical class.
2. Pamir-Alay, Laylyak valley.
3. Peak AkSu S., via the North face.
4. 6A
5. Elevation gain 1400 meters, length 1685 meters, length of sections with 5th cat. diff. – 850 meters, length of sections with 6th cat. diff. – 470 meters, average route slope – 60°, average slope of the main part of the route – 74°.
6. Pitons driven: | | rock pitons | chocks | ice pitons | bolts | |:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|

PASSPORT

1. Technical class
2. Pamir-Alai, Turkestan Range, Laiyak gorge area
3. Peak Ak-su via N wall
4. Category 6B (presumably 4th ascent)
5. Height difference: 1447 m, length: 2149 m, including bastion: 1040 m and 1297 m respectively. Length of sections with 5th category difficulty: 539 m. 6th category difficulty: 389 m. Average steepness of the main part of the route is 70°, bastion is 79°.

14 5.4.2.5. All-Union Championship of the Trade Unions DFSO on Alpinism 1988 Class of technical ascents

Report

Report on the ascent of Peak Ak-su North 5217 m via the north wall by the team of instructors of AUSB “Alay” Team Leader
Team Coach

1. Technical category
2. Pamir-Alay, Turkestan Range, Aksu valley
3. Aksu peak (C)
4. Category of difficulty — 6A, proposed 6B
5. Elevation gain — 1460 m, length — 2200 m, including 1430 m on the bastion.
6. Average steepness of the bastion — 76°
   Average steepness of the route — 68°
7. Pitons driven:

   rock	nuts	bolt	reused bolt	skyhook holes	ice

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent category — technical
2. Ascent area: Pamiro-Alai, Turkestan Ridge, Lyaylyak gorge.
3. Peak, route: p. Aksu (N) via N wall (L. Troshchinenko route).
4. Category of difficulty — 6A
5. Height difference: — 1640 m — of which the wall part proper — 1100 m — total route length — 2149 m — length of the wall part — 1384 m

ASCENT REPORT

1. Ascent class — technical
2. Ascent area — Pamir-Alay, Turkestan Range
3. Peak — AkSu North (5217 m) via the North face
4. Proposed category of difficulty — 6 (2nd ascent)
5. Height difference — 1617 m
   • of which:
     • wall section — 750 m
     • Length — 2195 m

Ascent Passport

1. Region of ascent: PAMIR-ALAI, Turkestan Ridge, Laylyak gorge area
2. Name of the peak: Aksu North (5217)
3. Name of the route: "To the wall" (L. Troshchinenko)
4. Category: 6A
5. Nature of the route: combined
6. Height difference: 1517 m Route length: 1895 m Length of sections:

• category V — 810 m

Passport

1. Technical class.
2. Pamir-Alay, Turkestan Range, AkSu valley.
3. Peak AkSu (C), 5217 m, via the direttissima of the northern wall bastion.
4. Proposed - 6B category of difficulty, first ascent.
5. Elevation gain – 1450 m, length – 1945 m, including 1030 m and 1140 m for the bastion respectively. Length of sections with 5th category of difficulty – 350 m, 6th category – 905 m, including 200 m and 850 m on the bastion respectively. Average steepness of the main part of the route – the bastion – 76°.
6. Pitons hammered: rock, chocks, bolts, ice | 125 | 250 | 87 | 10 |