Mongolian Altai

Report on the first ascent to the summit of Vershinin Eastern (3450 m) via the Eastern ridge, category 4A route in Altai.

Report ON THE FIRST ASCENT TO THE SUMMIT OF VERSHININA EASTERN (3450 m) VIA THE EASTERN RIDGE 4A category of complexity BY THE TEAM FROM BAIKALSKAYA ALPINISM SCHOOL July 5, 2021 Irkutsk, 2022 I. Ascent Report | № | 1. General Information | | | :--: | :----------------------------------------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------: | | 1.1 | Full name, sports rank of the team leader | Afanasyev A.E. — Master of Sports | | 1.2 | Full name, sports rank of the participants | Kobets Yu.M. — 1st sports rank, Mishkov A.V. — Candidate for Master of Sports, Salin A.V. — Candidate for Master of Sports |

Ascent of Pik Pamyati Patriotov (3926 m) in the South Altai range via the north-eastern ridge, category 2A.

Passport Region — Altai. Northern spur of the South Altai ridge. Peak — Pik Pamyati patriotov, 3926 m. Route — via north-eastern ridge, 2A cat. dif., first ascent. Height difference 500–600 m. Steepness of the route 25–35°. Insurance via ice axe. Duration — 5.5 hours. Group composition: Vlasov V.A. — Master of Sports. Semenov S.A. — 1st sports category. Tankova M.V. — 1st sports category.

Report on the winter first ascent via the eastern edge of Nayramdal peak (4374 m) in Altai, made by Perm mountain club on March 14, 2001.

The address of the group leader: Perm, Druzhby st., house No. 16, apt. No. 58, postcode 614070. Tel.: (3422) 65-16-78. E-mail: [email protected]. In the "Format" menu, specify the following: sent text use encoding — Cyrillic KOI8-R Korolev A. Yu. All questions related to the ascent should be sent to this address. The heights indicated in the report were determined using contour lines on a topographic map with a scale of 1:200,000. Ascent Passport Ascent class — winter. Ascent area — Altai, Mongolian Altai ridge.

Description of the ascent to the summit Pobranichnik Zabaikalya (3601.7 m) via the southern slope, category 1B difficulty level, first ascent in 1978.

II. Ascent Record of Pogranichnik Zabaykalya Peak, 3601.7 m, via the Southern Slope. Altai, Chikhachov Ridge, section 1.7. Pogranichnik Zabaykalya Peak, 3601.7 m, via the Southern Slope. Proposed category 1B difficulty. First ascent. The route is of snow and ice character. Route characteristics: Elevation gain 500 m Length 1000 m Average slope angle 25° Pitons used: ice screws — 1,

Description of the first ascent to the VLKSM peak (3396 m) via the North ridge, category 1B, in the Chikhachev Ridge, Altai.

I. Climbing passport for v. VLKSM, 3396 m, via the North Ridge. Altai, Chikhachev Ridge, section 1.7. 2. Summit VLKSM (60th anniversary of VLKSM), 3396 m, via the North Ridge. 3. Proposed category 1B difficulty. First ascent. 4. Route characteristics: combined. 5. Route details: Elevation gain 300 m, length 640 m, average slope 30°. 2 rock pitons driven; belay through rock outcrops. 7. Team's moving time: 6 hours. 8. Leader: Khlynovsky A.M., 1st sports category, Participants: Afanasiev A.E., 1st sports category Kovalev G.V., 1st sports category