В гребню

Konstructors (4100), Cat. 3B, via W ridge Yu. Emelyanenko, 1969 -5-

Access Routes

From the Dugoba tourist centre, the route lies along the Kalkush gorge on the left (orographically) bank of the Kalkush River. Having passed under the slopes of the UROZHAI Peak, we ascend a steep, coarse scree to a large meadow. On the left, the meadow is bordered by the Kalkush Glacier moraine, and on the right by a ridge separating the Kalkush gorge from the Mashalyan gorge. At the end of the meadow, between two streams, near a large boulder, there are camping sites. The meadow is lit by the sun comparatively early. The meadow is called "Solnechnaya" (Sunny). The journey from the Dugoba tourist centre to Solnechnaya meadow takes 4.5–5 hours. A second access route is possible (in case the base camp is located near the second confluence – the confluence of the Ak-Tash and Dugoba rivers): via the Kalkush Pass and then along the Kalkush Glacier moraine to Solnechnaya meadow (the meadow and the ascent route to the summit are clearly visible from the pass). The journey takes 3–3.5 hours. From the camping site, the route lies westwards, along the boundary between the left (orographically) moraine bank and the grassy slope. The ascent proceeds with little gain in altitude almost to the end of the gorge, along wide, gentle, fine scree. Then we turn right and start ascending the ridge along the boundary between the rocks and the scree, bypassing on the left a needle-shaped grey "gendarme". Reaching the ridge is not technically difficult. The time taken to travel from the camping site to the ridge is 50–60 minutes. Here is the 1st control cairn and the start of the route to the unnamed peak located to the west. The ridge drops into the Mashalyan gorge in 300–500-metre walls. The ridge, approximately 250 m long (steepness up to 40°), is traversed simultaneously and leads to the first wall. The steepness of the wall is 90°. From here, technically challenging work begins.