Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class: technical
2. Ascent area: Pamir-Alay, Alay ridge
3. Peak, its height, ascent route: Shait, 4916 m, via N.N.E. wall by Ovcharov's path.
4. Proposed difficulty category: 5B
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 900 m; average steepness — 65°; length of sections: 1st diff. cat. — 40 m, 3rd-4th diff. cat. — 510 m, 5th diff. cat. — 400 m, 6th diff. cat./technical — 50 m.
6. Pitons hammered: for belaying: rock — 19; ice — 5;

Ascent Log

I. Ascent category: technical 2. Ascent area: Pamir-Alay, Alay Ridge 3. Peak, its height, ascent route: Shait, 4916 m, via the NE wall on Matovcharov's path (official route) 4. Proposed difficulty category: 5B category 5. Route characteristics: Height difference 900 m Average slope 65°. Section lengths:

• Steep terrain — 535 m
• Steep terrain — 560 m

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class: technical
2. Ascent area: Pamir-Alay, Alay Ridge
3. Peak, its height, and ascent route: Pik Shait, 4916 m, via N.N.E wall by Ovcharov's route (recognized route).
4. Expected difficulty category: 5B
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 900 m, average steepness — 60°, length of sections: 1st difficulty category — 40 m, 3rd-4th difficulty category — 445 m, 5th difficulty category — 585 m, 6th difficulty category — 60 m.
6. Number of pitons: for belaying: rock — 19, ice — 6, chocks — 110.
7. Number of climbing hours: 15
8. Number of bivouacs and their characteristics: no bivouacs.
9. Full name of the leader, participants, and their sports qualification:

DESCRIPTION

First Ascent of the Northeast Wall of Shait Peak

Team Composition:

1. Mogilevcev A.N. — Master of Sports, Deputy Captain
2. Potapov V.A. — Master of Sports, Coach
3. Esipov S.I. — Master of Sports, Participant
4. Kisel S.Ya. — Master of Sports, — «—»
5. Timoshin M.E. — Master of Sports, — «—»
6. Shilov Yu.D. — 1st Category, — «—» The ascent was made between August 9 and 15, 1964.