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Description of a new Category 3B route on the South Face of Dashtsar peak (2918 m) in the Caucasus, including details of the ascent and recommendations.

Ascent Passport

  1. Caucasus, Rock Ridge, Classification section number 2.8.
  2. Dashtsar (2918 m) – via the South face.
  3. Proposed category: 3B, first ascent.
  4. Route type — rock climbing.
  5. Route elevation gain — 320 m (from point R0). Total route length — 580 m. Length of sections with category 5 difficulty — 20 m. Crux pitch steepness — up to 95°. Average steepness of the wall section — 70°.
  6. Pitons left on the route — 3. Pitons used on the route — 9. Chocks used on the route — 15.
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Description of the ascent route to the summit of Jimaray-khokh (4773 m) via the North Ridge, category 3B difficulty, with a detailed description of the approach, ascent, and descent.

Ascent Passport

I. Climbing category: technical 2. Climbing area: Caucasus; 2.8; Kolka glacier 3. Peak, route: Dzhimaraikhokh peak (4773 m); I knee-fold of the North ridge from Kolka glacier 4. Estimated category of difficulty — 3B category of difficulty; first ascent 5. Route characteristics: height difference — 2000 m, route length — 2800 m, length of sections: 5 category of difficulty — 20 m, 4 category of difficulty — 200 m, average steepness of the main part of the route — 40°–45° 6. Pitons hammered: ice screws — 50 pcs., rock pitons — 3 pcs., chocks — none 7. Number of climbing hours/days — 20/2

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Description of category 1B complexity route to Donchentn peak (4192) in the Caucasus, including path characteristics, belay, and ascent photos.

Ascent Passport

  1. Ascent category: rock (combined)
  2. Ascent area: Caucasus, 2.8, Midagrabindon River valley
  3. Peak, route: Donchenty (4192), E ridge
  4. Estimated category of difficulty: 1B rock, partially traversed
  5. Route characteristics: height difference — 850 m, route length — 1250 m, length of sections with category 2 difficulty — 120 m, average steepness of the main part of the route — 45°
  6. Pitons hammered: protection through ice axe and rock outcrops.
  7. Number of walking hours/days — 12/1 (7 hours).
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Ascent to the summit of Donchenta North (4082 m) via the Western Counterfort, complexity category 2A, rock route, height difference 900 m.

Ascent Passport

  1. Caucasus. Lateral Ridge, Tsariutdon gorge, section number in KMGV 2.8.
  2. Donchenty North (4082 m) via the Western counterfort.
  3. 2A category of difficulty, first ascent.
  4. Route character — rocky.
  5. Route height difference — 900 m. Total route length — about 1800 m. Average route steepness — 30°.
  6. Pitons driven: rocky — 6, ice — 2, placements — 2.
  7. Travel hours — 12; days — 1.
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Ascent record of climbing Zeygalan peak via the left counterfort of the western wall, rated as Category III (5B) route.

Climbing Passport

  1. Climbing area: North Caucasus, Midagrabin gorge
  2. Peak name — route name: ZEYGALAN (4244 m) — Left buttress of the western wall
  3. Proposed: 5B category of difficulty, first ascent
  4. Route type: combined
  5. Route height difference:
    • Route length: 1300 m
    • Length of sections with V category: 215 m
    • Length of sections with VI category: 85 m
    • Average steepness of the main part: 70°
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Report on the first ascent to the summit of Zamaraeva via the South-West ridge, category 1B, by the team of the North Ossetian Rescue Squad of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia on July 6-7, 2019.

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on the first ascent to the top of Zamaraeva, along the South-West ridge, category 1B difficulty, by the team of the North Ossetian Rescue Squad of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and Tsentrospas on July 6-7, 2019 2019

1. Ascent Passport

№№1. General Information
1.1Full name, sport rank of the leaderEgorin S.V. — Master of Sports
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Description of the ascent to Zeкара Peak (3828 m) via the North Ridge, complexity category 1Б-2А, climbed by a group of rescuers in 2007.

Ascent Passport

  1. Caucasus, Zrug gorge, Classification section number 2.8.
  2. Zekara (3828 m) — via the North Ridge.
  3. Proposed category: 1B-2A, first ascent.
  4. Route type — rock.
  5. Route elevation gain — about 600 m (from point R0). Total route length — about 2 km. Length of sections with category 4 difficulty — 10 m. Steepness of key sections — 80°. Average steepness of the route — 35°.
  6. Pitons left on the route — none. Pitons used on the route — none. Chocks used on the route — 5.
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Description of the ascent route to the summit of Kazbek via the NW ridge from the Maili glacier slope, category 2B, climbed by a group led by Georgy Anoshin in 1990.

Passport

  1. Technical class
  2. Caucasus, Genaldon gorge, Maili glacier
  3. Kazbek peak via NW ridge-slope from Maili glacier
  4. Proposed 2B category of difficulty, combined, first ascent
  5. Elevation gain 2750 m, length (height) of sections: 2B category of difficulty — 1200 m, 3A category of difficulty — 150 m, 2A category of difficulty — 700 m. Average steepness of the rocky part of the route — 35–40°, steepness of the dome (snow-ice) — 40–45°.
  6. No pitons were left on the route previously.
  7. Team's travel hours: ascent — 12, descent — 12, including 4 hours searching for the path during descent from the summit in fog.
  8. Two nights — on the "shoulder" of the plateau
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Route description to the summit of Kaddmani North from the north to the east via the Eastern ridge, difficulty category P-A.

North Kaidzhany from the East

PD - PD+ cat. diff. The Kaidzhany massif is part of the Kazbek group of peaks in the Central Caucasus. North Kaidzhany is located in the northern spur of Peak Spartak. The summit is a nodal point. The northern ridge leads to Malaia Kaidzhany (3700 m), the southwestern ridge leads to South Kaidzhany (3916 m), and the southeastern ridge leads to Peak 25th anniversary of SKGMI (3870 m). The following routes are laid on North Kaidzhany:

  1. From the South from Chachskoye gorge — 1B cat. diff.
  2. Along the Northern ridge with exit from the gorge of the Belaya River. — PD cat. diff. The route along the Eastern edge from the Belaya River gorge was first climbed on August 5, 1973, by a group of climbers from Ordzhonikidze led by R. P. Proskuryakov. The ascent with return to Ordzhonikidze takes 1.5 days.

Terrain

Drive along the Military Georgian Road to the village of Verkhniy Lars (1200 m above sea level). To the right, before the village, the Belaya River flows into the Terek River. Walk along the trail along the left bank for about 3 hours to the area of the trough-shaped expansion of the gorge.

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Report on the first ascent of the southwestern spur of the Western ridge of Dzhailyk peak (4533 m) by the Dzhailyk alpine camp team in 1983.

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on the ascent to Mt. "Dzhailyk" (4533 m) via the Southwest Counterfort of the Western Ridge by the Dzhailyk Alpine Camp team (first ascent) Team leader — Ivanov Alexander Vasilyevich Team coach — Popov Viktor Pavlovich 1983 Alpine Camp "Dzhailyk" 360 000 Nalchik, P.O. Box 47 Team leader — Ivanov Alexander Vasilyevich 141 400 Moscow Region, Khimki, Aptechnaya St., 6, apt. 17 Team coach — Popov Viktor Pavlovich

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