Passport

1. Character of the route — ice and snow
2. Eastern Caucasus, valley of the rivers Yatuxdere, Shakhnabad, Kusarchay
3. Bazardyuzi from the Southwest Cirque
4. Expected 2A cat. diff. – first ascent
5. Elevation gain — 880 m, length — 2260 m Length of sections with 2nd cat. diff. — 1360 m. Average steepness of the main part of the route — 26°
6. Climbing hours — 5 h
7. Leader — Asadov Yakub Aliaga ogly

Bazardyuzi via South Ridge. Ragimov E. M. East Caucasus 2.11

Passport

1. Character of the route — combined
2. East Caucasus, Yatuхdere, Shakhnabad, Kusarçay gorges
3. Bazardyuzi via South Ridge
4. Category 1B — first ascent
5. Height difference — 1160 m, length — 2850 m
   Average steepness of the main part — 25°
6. Duration — 5 hours

Ascent Passport

1. Combined route 295
2. Climbing area — 2.9a East Caucasus
3. Summit Sel'dyk (3666 m) from the South
4. Difficulty category — 1B
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 400 m. Route length — 790 m (Ic.tr. — 690 m, Pc.tr. — 100 m). Average steepness — 30°.
6. Rock pitons — 2, ice — 0, bolted — 0
7. Number of travel hours — 9

Ascent Passport

I. Ascent class — rock climbing 2. Ascent area — 2.9 Eastern Caucasus 3. Peak, its height, and ascent route — traverse I-st Western Erydag (4020 m) — Main Yaru-dag (4110 m) from Kurush pass (3925 m) 4. Proposed difficulty category — 2A 5. Route characteristics: elevation gain — 920–1010 m average slope — 50–60°, length of sections: R1 — 100, R2 — 150–200, R3 — 60, R4 — 300, R5 — 200, R6 — 100, R7 — 3000–3500 m. 6. Pitons hammered: for belaying, for creating I.T.O. rock — 0, ice — 0, bolt — 0 7. Number of climbing hours — 7 hours

Report

on the ascent to the summit of Sel'dy Vostochnaya via the center of the south wall (first ascent)

Climbing Passport:

1. Rock climbing category
2. Eastern Caucasus, Chehy-chay gorge, area from Kurush pass to Sel'dy peak
3. Sel'dy Vostochnaya peak via the center of the south wall
4. Proposed category: 1B. First ascent
5. Height difference: 200 m
6. 3 rock anchors and 1 chock used on the route

Russian Alpinism Championship 2004 First Ascent Category

Report

On the ascent by the Dagestan State University team on Mt. Sel'dy (3664 m) via the center of the western wall. First ascent

Team leader: Evgeny Grigoryevich Pashuk Makhachkala, 2004

Ascent Details

1. Region 2.10, Caucasus, Dagestan Mountains, Chekhychay River valley.
2. Sel'dy, 3664 m, 5B category of difficulty, via the center of the western wall.

First Ascent Passport

1. Climbing category — rock climbing
2. Climbing area — 2.9. East Caucasus Sel'dy (3664 m)
3. Peak, its height, and ascent route — (2nd Zap. Yarydag (3900)) via West wall (through the right "well")
4. Estimated difficulty category — 5A category
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 450 m average steepness — 60–65° section lengths:
   • R1 — 80 m

To the report on the ascent to v. No. Zap. Yarydag via the S wall. The photographs show the view of the peak Zap. Yarydag from the South. (photo 1 — Distant view, photo 2 — Close-up view). The route passes between the gendarmes "Zub" and the buttress, beyond which the SE wall of the peak begins. Thus, the route has natural limitations, and deviating from them is more challenging than the route itself. It is impossible to approach the first belay station from the side. The second belay station can be reached via the SE wall (see photo 3). Photo 3 shows the view of the peak Zap. Yarydag from the SE, from the Kurush pass. The profile of the buttress separating the S and SE walls is visible, with "Zub" peeking out from behind it. Although the route is not visible, the photograph gives an idea of the average steepness of the route — it should not be less than the average steepness of the buttress. On the right part of the SE wall, there is a couloir and a snowy slope, which some groups have used to descend from the peak. The first ascenders believe that the route is very logical, original (i.e., it does not repeat previously climbed routes and is not a variation of them), and deserves an assessment as a 4B category of difficulty route. Photo 1. 2nd Zap. peak of the Yarydag massif. View from the south (from the trail to Kurush pass). The SW buttress is on the left. Photo 2. 2nd Zap. peak of the Yarydag massif. View from the south, from under the route. Sections 5–6, 6–8, and 7–8 are practically not visible.

Mt. Sel'dy 3664 m. Description of the route via Kosaya Shchel' on the Southwest wall 4A (Velikanov V. Yu.) It is convenient to set up a storm camp under 2A on Sel'dy, from there it's a 40-minute approach to the route. The main landmarks of the route:

• an oblique crack above the terrace;
• a black wall with a runnel. Clearly visible on the approach. The start of the route is logically located under the landmarks along the couloir and easy rocks. A photograph through binoculars (the lower part of the route is not visible). From the start of the route to the terrace takes 1.5–2 hours depending on the condition of the route and the group's talent.

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ASCENT REPORT

1. ASCENT CLASS: Rock climbing
2. ASCENT AREA, MOUNTAIN RANGE: 2.10 (2B) Dagestan Mountains, Eastern Caucasus
3. PEAK, ITS HEIGHT, ASCENT ROUTE: Mt. Sel'dy 3664 m via the diagonal crack on the Southwest wall, rock climbing.
4. PROPOSED DIFFICULTY CATEGORY: 4A
5. ROUTE CHARACTERISTICS: Height difference — 360 m; length of sections with 4–5 difficulty category — 270 m; average steepness of the route — 55°; wall section steepness — 59°.
6. PITONS PLACED:
   • Chocks — 53/2
   • Rock pitons — 31/2