Climbing Report on Mt. Belalakaia (3851 m), located in the area of the Main Caucasian Range and its spurs from Marukh Pass to Nakhar Pass, via the Western Counterfort, Category 4B (tentative)

I. The route was first ascended in 1972 by a group from the "Alibek" tourist camp, consisting of:

1. Grigorenko-Prigoda Yu.I. — Master of Sports of the USSR
2. Shumikhin V.S. — Master of Sports of the USSR On July 12-13, 1974, a group from the "Alibek" tourist camp made the ascent, consisting of:
3. Bondarev V.M. — Category I sportsman — team leader
4. Kokodii N.G. — Category I sportsman
5. Mishustin A.G. — Category I sportsman II. Brief geographical description of the ascent area Mt. Belalakaia (3851 m) is located in the Western Caucasus, on a spur of the Main Caucasian Range branching north from the peak Zadnaya Belalakaia. The black rocky pyramid of Belalakaia is encircled by several white quartz bands.