Eastern summit of Ai-Petri. Description of the route "Anomalous September"

The Eastern summit of Ai-Petri, clearly visible from the road, had been undeservedly forgotten for many years. Truly, a place for real adventures! And this year, it is again the center of attention for climbers. Three cool routes at once:

• route 1
• route 2
• route 3 Author: Sergey Pugachev

"Anomalous September", or nostalgia for the "Eyes".

Despite its loud name, the Eastern summit of Ai-Petri (1100 m) is perhaps the most unvisited mountain in Crimea. Most routes climbed back in the 70s had no second ascent. It seemed far away, there were no descriptions, and the rangers were harsh. However, here it is, the Eastern wall, clearly visible from the Yalta-Sevastopol highway. And from the cable car, it is simply magnificent. We (the Ukrainian national team) used to run along the Mishor trail, which goes to the yayla along the western edge of the wall, on winter training camps for many years. From the road, two red-yellow spots are visible on the left part of the wall. We called them "the Devil's Eyes". Despite the insistent recommendations of our coaches, no one dared to "give the devil his eyes". The wall was almost always snowy in winter. And it's high, and it's cold, and the next morning, you have to run along the trail in the snow again to the Main summit. (The elevation gain from the road to the Main summit is 1000 m. Note from someone who has run it many times).