Ai-Petri — 11

Author: Sergey Dashkevich, Yekaterinburg. Photos: Sergey Dashkevich, Yevgeny Novose­ltsev The weather was quite harsh, but that's what makes it more interesting. The route goes up the right part of the wall almost vertically. The start of the route is 15 meters to the right of a clearly visible sport climbing multi-pitch line. The rock here is very similar to the rocks at Koshka in Simeiz. It features the same honeycombed cavities, which provide excellent friction and allow for free climbing in many places. The first five pitches of the route are the key ones:

• Very steep
• With rare relief
• It's impossible to move by free climbing, organizing self-belay,