Ascent Log

1. East Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge, Muguvek gorge, section 6.1.
2. Munku Sardyk — Krylya Sovetov peak traverse via the North ridge.
3. Category 2B difficulty, second ascent.
4. The route is of a combined nature.
5. Height difference 500 m, distance 3130 m, average slope 10°.
6. Pitons used: 3 rock and wired pitons.
7. Team's travel time — 12 hours.

Climbing Report

Ascent to the summit of Munku-Sardyk (3491 m) via the ice wall of the Eastern ridge (first ascent) Mountain Range: Eastern Sayan Month and Year of Ascent: May 2012

Irkutsk — 2013. Climbing Passport

Region — Eastern Sayans, Bolshoy Sayan, Muguvek gorge. Peak — Munku-Sardyk 3491 m. Route — ice wall of the Eastern ridge, proposed category 2B, First Ascent Route characteristics — snow-ice. Route description — elevation gain 800 m, route length approximately 1550 m. Average slope 45°. Equipment left on the route — 0 pitons. Pitons used on the route: 36, including (" закладок") — 0, ice screws — 36, bolt pitons — 0, including aid climbing — 0.

Ascent Passport

1. Class — rock.
2. Area — Eastern Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge, Moguvek gorge.
3. Peak, its height, and ascent route — Munku Sardyk, 3491 m, via the center of the North slope.
4. Proposed category — 2A category of difficulty, first ascent.
5. Route character — ice and snow.
6. Height difference 500 m. Length 800 m. Average steepness 40°.
7. Ice pitons driven — 6 pieces.
8. Number of travel hours 4 hours.
9. No overnight stays.

Пасмурная

Music of Oirata 491

10.10

Sometimes the slope is icy. The difficulty increases up to 2A.

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GENERAL PHOTO OF MUNKU-SARDYK PEAK. Legend:

• 1B category difficulty route
• 2A category difficulty route
• 2B category difficulty route

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CLIMBING AREA.

The Eastern Sayan is a vast mountain system stretching from the upper reaches of the Yenisei to the southern tip of Lake Baikal. It is characterized by striking contrasts:

Climbing Passport

1. Climbing area, ridge: Eastern Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge.
2. Peak, its height, ascent route, route type: Munku-Sardyk peak 3491 m via Western ridge, combined.
3. Expected difficulty category: 1B category.
4. Route characteristics: height difference 1100 m, average steepness 35°.
5. Pitons used: rock 1, ice 2.
6. Total climbing hours: 4 hours.
7. Full name of the leader, participants, their qualification: Yakovenko A.N. — CMS, leader Belyaev S.A. — CMS, participant

Ascent Certificate.

1. Eastern Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge, Moguvek gorge, section 6.1.
2. Leonova Alekseya peak, 3381 m, via the North couloir.
3. Category 2A, first ascent.
4. The route is of a mixed nature.
5. Height difference 600 m, length 1200 m, average slope 35°.
6. Pitons used: 2 rock and wired pieces.
7. Team's travel time – 4 hours.
8. No overnight stays.
9. Group:

Ascent Passport

1. Eastern Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge, Moguvek gorge, section 6.1.
2. Lastochka peak, 3100 m, via the South wall.
3. Proposed 3B category of difficulty, first ascent.
4. Route type — rock climbing.
5. Height difference — 350 m, length — 535 m, average steepness — 50°.
6. Pitons driven: rock and chock — 28 pcs.
7. Team's traveling hours — 8 hours.
8. No overnight stays.
9. Group: Bersenev Yu.V. 1st sports category, Antonov E.V. CMS, Gerus A.O. 3rd sports category, Nabokikh K.S. 3rd sports category.

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Report on the First Ascent

To Pik Kuzmina, 2974 m, via the Central Counterfort of the South Face. Approximately 3B category of difficulty. Irkutsk, 2016

Climbing Passport

1. Eastern Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan Ridge, Muguvek River gorge. Section number according to the classification table 6.1.

Climbing Passport

1. East Sayan, Bolshoy Sayan ridge, Moguvek gorge, section 6.1.
2. Krylya Sovetov — Munku-Sardyk peak traverse via the Northern ridge.
3. Proposed for category complexity, first ascent.
4. The route is of combined nature.
5. Height difference 500 m, length 3130 m, average slope 10°.
6. Pitons hammered: rock and wired 3 pcs.
7. Team's travel hours — 12 h.
8. No overnight stays.
9. Group: