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84. Vakhushti via the Southwest Ridge (combined route, category 1B difficulty, Fig.
5, 18). Without reaching the Vakhushti pass (pic. 89), turn right and, bypassing
rocky gendarmes on the right along the scree, ascend to the Southwest Ridge of
Vakhushti.
From here, ascend along the scree and easy, heavily damaged, snow-covered (cornices)
rocks of the southwest ridge to the snowy, scree-covered southern shoulder. From
the shoulder, there is a small descent along the wide, snow-covered (cornice)
southwest ridge to a connecting ridge. Further, ascend along the easy, gently
sloping, snow-covered (cornices) rocks of the southwest ridge to the summit of
