Gasherbrum

Ascent to the summit of Hidden Peak (8068 m) in Karakoram via the Northwest Face, route difficulty category, team composition, and ascent details.

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

Climb description of a Kazakh team on Hidden Peak (8068 m) in Karakoram via a combined route, rated 6A in difficulty.

Karakorum mountain system Hidden Peak, 8068 m Cat. of diff. — 6A approximately Route type — combined Route elevation gain — 2768 m Route length — 12180 m. Section lengths: V cat. of diff. — 80 m VI cat. of diff. — 0 Pitons left on the route: total — 25 Pitons used:

Report on the first Russian expedition to Gasherbrum 2 (8035 m) via the classic southern route, category 6A difficulty level in 2005.

First Russian Expedition to Gasherbrum 2 Climbing Passport Karakoram, Baltoro region Gasherbrum 2 8035 m, from the south (classic route) 6A category of difficulty, variation Ice-snow route Elevation gain of the route: 2935 m. Route length 8600 m. Length of sections with 5th category of difficulty 240 m. Average slope 28°.

**First Ascent of the Southwest Face of Broad Peak (8047 m)** in Karakoram by Kazakhstani climbers in 2005, route category 6B.

Ascent Passport Central Karakoram, upper reaches of Baltoro Glacier. Broad Peak (8047 m), Southwest Face, first ascent Submitted as category 6B complexity Route type – combined Route height difference – 3247 m Route length – 6067 m Section length: category V – 93 m, category VI – 12 m. Average slope: main part of the route (sections R18–R70) – 54°, entire route – 31.5°. Pitons left on the route: total – 0, bolted – 0

Report on the ascent of CSKA MO RK team to Broad Peak (8048 m) in Karakoram in 2003 via the west face of the north ridge.

Ascent Passport Karakoram mountain system Broad Peak, 8048 m Category of difficulty — 5B West Ridge of the North Ridge, Austrian 1957, combined Route height difference — 2946 m. Route length — 5714 m. Pitons used on the route (Korean expedition pitons): total — 52 left on the mountain — 52