New route on the 5th Tower of Corona in Ala-Archa 6A, 950 m, fr 6c, A2

SW wall of the 5th Tower of Corona with routes. (Glukhovtsev's route is not correctly marked — it goes right in the middle part to the couloir) Few people know that at the end of August, a new route appeared on the SW wall of the 5th Tower of Corona in Ala-Archa. The route was climbed by a team of two: Syzshchikov Anatoly (Yekaterinburg) and Markevich Konstantin («SCA Zelenograd», Moscow). Since the guys are very modest, I'll describe this ascent for them. In winter 2009, Misha Borich and I tried to climb it in a light style, without a platform, bolts, and preliminary processing, but were blown away after 3 days (http://mountain.ru/article/article_display1.php?article_id=4401, our attempt). When Tolik went to Archa for gathering, he asked for some interesting route to be suggested. And here is the result. I'll simply relay the information from the report.

Ascent passport

1. Class — technical.
2. Tian-Shan, Kyrgyz ridge, Ak-Sai gorge.
3. Corona peak, 5th Tower, 4860 m, right part of SW wall.

Report

On the first ascent to the peak Korona, 5th Tower, 4860 m, via the right part of the southwest wall, presumably 6A category of difficulty, by the team of "SCA Zelenograd" (Moscow) and "ROO FASO" (Ekaterinburg) from August 26 to August 28, 2013.

Ascent Passport

1. Class — Technical.
2. Tian-Shan, Kyrgyz Range, Ak-Sai valley.
3. Peak Korona, 5th Tower, 4860 m, via the right part of the SW wall.
4. Proposed category of difficulty — 6A. First ascent.
5. Route type — Rock climbing.
6. Route characteristics: | — Height difference of the route | — 725 m |