Re­port on the first as­cent of the route to Pik Boks via the north­ern wall (ice gul­ly).

As­cent Data

1. Tian-Shan, Kyr­gyz Range, Ala-Ar­cha val­ley. Pik Boks, 4240 m, via the ice gul­ly of the north­ern wall. Pro­posed cat­egory 4A, first as­cent. Na­ture of the route — com­bined. El­e­va­tion gain 600 m. Route length 850 m.
2. Sec­tion lengths: II cat. — 300 m, III — 350 m, IV — 200 m.
3. Av­er­age steep­ness: main sec­tion — 50° O­ver­all steep­ness — 45°
4. Pitons left: to­tal — 0;