Ascent Passport

1. Ascent category — rock climbing (within the winter category of the Russian Championship)
2. Ascent area — Eastern Caucasus, Chekhchai gorge, Dagestan
3. Mt. Erydag (3925 m) via the center of the W. wall through "feathers" (Samoded route)
4. Difficulty category — 5B.
5. Height difference: — 880 m
   • wall section — 680 m
   • length of the wall section — 930 m
   • of which 5th difficulty category — 525 m
   • of which 6th difficulty category — 55 m

REPORT ON THE ASCENT OF YARIDAG PEAK (3925 m) VIA THE CENTER OF THE WESTERN WALL THROUGH THE "FEATHERS" BY THE TEAM FROM KALUGA REGIONAL SPORTS COMMITTEE

Team Leader: Filonov Yu.V. Coach: Chernov L.A. Kaluga, Lenin St., 5, Kaluga Regional Sports Committee Team Leader: Filonov Yuri Vladimirovich, Obninsk, Kaluga region, Kurchatov St., 23, apt. 116. Tel.: work 2-91-52, home 2-91-04. Coach: Chernov Lionel Alexandrovich, Obninsk, Kaluga region, Lermontov Lane, 3, apt. 16. Tel.: work 2-89-67, home 9-83-52. Elevation data was determined using available copies of reports on ascents to Yaridag peak by teams led by Eifmov, Shchedrin, and Polyakov, as well as visually.

56 p/p order No.498 28.10.1980 ASCENT PASSPORT

1. Type of ascent — Rock climb.
2. Ascent area — Eastern Caucasus, Yarydag ridge.
3. Peak, its height, ascent route — Yarydag I West, 4110 m, via the right inner corner of the northwest face.
4. Difficulty category — 5B–6.
5. Route characteristics:
   • Elevation gain — 880 m
   • Average steepness of the face — 80°
   • Length of sections with 5–6 difficulty category — 723 m.
6. Pitons used:

Scheme of the Yerydag mountain node

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ASCENT CERTIFICATE

1. Technical category.
2. Eastern Caucasus, Dagestan, Chekh-чай gorge.
3. Yery-dag mountain (3925 m) via the Right "cold corner" of the North-West wall.
4. Proposed 6A category of complexity, first ascent.
5. Length of sections: 5 category of complexity — 560 m, 6 category of complexity — 115 m. Average steepness (up to the plateau) — 76 °.
6. Pitons hammered:

Ascent Passport.

1. Winter ascent category.
2. Region 2.10 Dagestan Mountains.
3. Erydag, 3925 m, via the center of the Western wall bastion, rock route.
4. Category 5B difficulty, second ascent.
5. Route characteristics: wall section height difference — 450 m, total — 825 m, wall section length — 640 m, total — 2140 m, length of sections with category 5 difficulty — 325 m, category 6 — 80 m, average route steepness — 70°.
6. Equipment used on the route: rock pitons 72/20 chocks 53/15 friends 15/5

ASCENT DOCUMENT

1. Class of winter ascents.
2. Region 2.10 Mountains of Dagestan.
3. Erydag, 3925 m, via the center of the bastion on the West wall, first ascent, rock route.
4. Proposed — 5B category of difficulty.
5. Route characteristics: height difference of the wall section — 450 m, total — 825 m, length of the wall section — 640 m, total — 2140 m, length of sections with 5th category of difficulty — 325 m, 6th category of difficulty — 80 m, average steepness of the route — 70 degrees.
6. Equipment used on the route:
   • rock pitons: 88/15
   • chocks: 40/10
   • friends: 7/5

In Memory of Sergey Volkov

Russian Mountaineering Championship 2004

First Ascent Category

Report

On the ascent of Mt. Erydag (3925 m) via the cornices on the right part of the NW wall by the team from the Dagestan Alpine Federation (Dagestan Search and Rescue Team, EMERCOM of Russia)

Ascent Passport

1. Region 2.10, Dagestan mountains, Chekhychay gorge.
2. Erydag (3925 m), via cornices on the right part of the NW wall.
3. Proposed category: 6B; first ascent.
4. Route type: rock climbing.

Ascent Logbook

3 years old 44 (Team leader Babitskiy)

1. Category of technical ascents.
2. 2.10 Mountains of Dagestan.
3. Erydag 3925 m, via the left part of the NW wall, "Serp" route.
4. 6A category of difficulty.
5. Route characteristics: height difference – 1025 m, wall section height difference – 950 m, route length – 2030 m, wall section length – 1230 m, section lengths: 5 – 635 m, 6 – 45 m, average steepness of the wall section – 70 degrees.

Open Championship of the CIS (EAAC) on mountaineering in 2002

Class of technical ascents

Report

on the ascent of the team of the Dagestan Republican Search and Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia to Erydag (3925 m) via the left part of the NW wall, a combination of S. Efimov's route, 81 and A. Babitskiy's route, 81 6A category of difficulty

Addresses

367015, Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala, Erlicha str., 17, Dagestan Republican Search and Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, tel/fax (872-2) 67-23-85 367018, Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala, Nasrutdinova ave., 44 "B", apt. 16, Murtazaliev Ziyabudin Murtazalieevich Dorro Konstantin Eduardovich Tel. (872-2) 65–46–84

Climbing passport

Ascent Log

1. Type: Rock climbing
2. Caucasus (Eastern), Chekhychay River gorge.
3. V. Erydag, via the center of the North-West wall through "Zerkalo" (Efimov's route).
4. 6A category of difficulty.
5. Height difference: 950–970 m; length — 1100 m. Length of sections with 5 and 6 category of difficulty — 930 m. Average steepness of the wall section of the route is 80°.
6. Pitons hammered:
   • Rock pitons 105