Ascent Passport

1. Caucasus, Dagestan Mountains, 2.10.44A.
2. Erydag, 3825 m, via the left part of the NW wall
3. Proposed category: 6B; first winter ascent.
4. Route type: rock
5. Route elevation gain: 1125 m. Route length: 1952 m. Section lengths:

• Category 5: 495 m
• Category 6A: 275 m
• Category 6B: 212 m

Ascent Passport

I. Ascent class - rock 2. Ascent area - Eastern Caucasus 3. Peak Yarydag 1st western peak via NW wall, through the "mirror". 4. Proposed difficulty category 5B (third ascent) 5. Height difference - 980 m 6. Route length - 1380 m Length of sections with 5-6 difficulty category - 940 m. Average steepness - 80°, including 6th category complexity sections with 85°–95° (3490–3570), 90°–95°. 7. Pitons driven: | Rock | Bolt | Nuts |

Passport

1. Rock class
2. Eastern Caucasus.
3. Peak Yarydag
4. 6th category of difficulty
5. Height difference 950–970 m.
6. Length of sections: 5th and 6th category of difficulty — 930 m (5 – 350 m, 6 – 580 m).
7. Average steepness 79–80°.
8. Pitons driven: rock 86 (26 ITO), bolted 2 (6 ITO), chocks 69 (73 ITO).
9. Climbing hours — 43.5 h.

Passport

1. Rock climbing category.
2. Eastern Caucasus.
3. Yaridag peak via the left part of the northwest wall through the "mirror", category 5B.
4. Fifth ascent.
5. Height difference - 1180 m.
6. Length - 1205 m. Length of sections R1–R6 category - 994 m. Average slope of the route –78° (2745–3925), including R6 category –80° (3056–3146); 90° (3320–3500).
7. Pitons driven: Rock 82/20, bolted 6/4, placed elements 102/40.

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent type: rock climbing
2. Ascent area: Eastern Caucasus, Kusarчай valley
3. Ascent object: Yerydag peak 3925 m via the left part of the northwest wall through the "mirror" ("S. Efimov's route")
4. Complexity category: 5B ("classified route")
5. Height difference: 985 m distance: 1310 m distance of sections with 5-6 complexity categories: 890 m average steepness of the route: 80°, including 6th category: 85° (3570–3595); 85–95° (3360–3480); 90° (3640–3780); 90–95° (3005–3065, 3120–3145, 3290–3315)

Ascent Logbook

1. Technical Climb Category.
2. Region 2.10, Caucasus, Dagestan Mountains, Chekhychay Valley.
3. Erydag, 3925 m, point 31–32, S. Efimov's route 1981, via the left part of the NW wall through "Zerkalo", rock climb.
4. 6A category difficulty, 3rd ascent.
5. Route Characteristics: route elevation gain 1065 m, wall elevation gain 940 m (from 2860 to 3800 m), average wall slope 70°, route length 2400 m, wall section length 1100 m (sections R3–R19 and R20–R60 on UIAA rock scale), section lengths: 1 — 1075 m, 2 — 295 m, 3 — 65 m, 4 — 170 m, 5 — 610 m, including 90 m on artificial aids (AID), 6 — 185 m, including 120 m on AID, total AID climbing — 210 m, including 25 m on sky-hook, AID climbing difficulty: A1–55 m, A2–95 m, A3–60 m.
6. Equipment used: 216/99 chocks, 114/44 rock screws, 53/23 bolt hangers, 3 rock features. Of these, previously placed chocks not removed — 2 pcs, previously driven rock screws not extracted — 8 pcs, previously driven bolt hangers — 24 pcs, previously drilled bolt holes for sky-hooks — 10 pcs. Left on the route: chocks — 2 pcs, rock screws — 3 pcs, bolt hanger holes — 29 pcs.
7. Team travel days — 3, hours — 37.5, including 4 hours of evening preparation.

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent area: Dagestan Mountains
2. Name of the peak: Erydag (3950)
3. Route name: via the left part of NW wall through the "mirror" (S. Efimov's route)
4. Category of difficulty: 6A
5. Route type: rock
6. Height difference: 1254 Wall section height: 1167 m. Route length: 2212 m. Section lengths: V category of difficulty — 200 m, VI category of difficulty — 762 m. Average steepness:
   • wall section — 78°
   • entire route — 45°

Ascent Passport

1. Caucasus, Dagestan Mountains, 2.10.44a.
2. Erydag, 3825 m, via the left part of the NW wall.
3. Proposed 6B category of difficulty, first winter ascent.
4. Route type: rock climbing.
5. Route height difference: 1125 m. Route length: 1952 m. Section lengths:

• 5th category of difficulty — 495 m
• 6A category of difficulty — 275 m
• 6B category of difficulty — 212 m

Ascent Passport

1. Caucasus, Dagestan mountains, 2.10
2. Erydag 3925 m, via the left part of the NW wall, G. Shchedrin's route, 81
3. 6A category of difficulty
4. Route type: rock
5. Route height difference: 960 m Route length: 1280 m Length of sections:
   • 5th category of difficulty – 590 m
   • 6th category of difficulty – 170 m

Tactical Actions of the Team

The team's tactical actions were based on:

• available information about the routes (reports, photos, etc.);
• ensuring safety;
• experience in wall climbing. The Leningrad team has been gathering information about the Erydag massif since 1980. Therefore, based on the available materials, observations of the wall during previous visits to the area, and experience climbing on this wall, a tactical plan for the ascent was developed (see sheet 6), which was fully executed during the ascent.
• On August 3, 1987, at 5:00, the team, after preliminary processing of the first two ropes the day before, started on the route. Tsaruk works first. The other participants move along the fixed ropes.
• In a day, 16 ropes were passed and one processed.
• Overnight stay — comfortable, lying down, in a grotto (point 8), as planned according to the tactical plan.
• On August 4, 1987, they started work at 7:00. Pasikhin works first.