Ascent Passport

(4200 Peak via Western Wall edge, category 5A difficulty (tentative))

1. Type of ascent — rock climbing.
2. Ascent area — Alay mountain range.
3. Peak 4200, Western wall edge.
4. Proposed difficulty category — 5A (third ascent).
5. Route description Elevation gain: 600 m; length of sections 5–6 — 250 m; average steepness — 70°.
6. Pitons used: for belaying — 75 for creating artificial holds — 2.

1. Climbing type: rock climbing
2. Climbing area: Pamir-Alay: Alay Ridge
3. Peak, its height, and ascent route: p. 4200 "Little Prince" via the edge of the West Wall
4. Estimated difficulty category: 5A – 550 m – total
5. Route characteristics: height difference – 450 m (wall section); average steepness – 65°; section lengths: total: 1070 m, including 2nd category of difficulty – 450 m, 3rd category of difficulty – 80 m, 4th category of difficulty – 256 m, 5th category of difficulty – 254 m, 6th category of difficulty – 30 m.
6. Pitons driven: for belaying: chocks — 28 rock — 46 ice — 0