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SSummitMateClimbing passport for Peak XIII Congress of Komsomol (3465 m) via West Buttress, difficulty category 4A.
Ascent Passport
I. Climbing class — rock. 2. Central Caucasus. Baksan valley, Sakashil gorge. 3. Peak XIII Congress of Komsomol, 3465 m, via Western counterfort. 4. Difficulty category — 4A, cat. diff. 5. Route characteristics: height difference — 450 m; length of sections with 5 — 6 diff. cat. — 100 m; average steepness 45°–50°. 6. Rock pitons hammered — 23 pcs. 7. Eleven walking hours.
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SSummitMateReport on the first ascent via the west buttress of Pik XIII syezda VLKSM (4A cat. dif.) in the Central Caucasus in 1978.
SPARTAK
KABARDINO-BALKAR COUNCIL DOSAAF
Report on the First Ascent via the Western Counterfort of Peak XIV Congress of Komsomol
(approximately 4A category of difficulty)
Central Caucasus
Team coach — Candidate Master of Sports of the USSR Yu.A. Ivanov
Team captain — 1st sports category V.N. Li
Nalchik
September 2–4, 1978