Report on the first ascent of the SW couloir of Mt. Bolshoy Thach (2368.4 m) via the "Bashnya" route, approximately category 3B, completed by M.V. Bogatyrev, A.Yu. Burlev, and Yu.A. Menyayev on February 4, 2008. Table of Contents:

• Ascent Passport
• Maps of the Area
• Brief Characteristics of the Area
• Approach Description
• Route Diagram in UIAA Symbols
• Summary Table of the Route
• Route and Descent Description
• Route Photos

Ascent Passport

1. Climbing type: rock climbing
2. Ascent area: Western Caucasus, Krasnodar Krai up to Marukh pass
3. Peak, its height, and ascent route: Fisht, 2867 m, via the northern slope
4. Estimated difficulty category: 1B
5. Route characteristics: a) elevation gain — 1367 m; b) average steepness — 35°; c) length of sections: I — 2400 m, II — 500 m, III — none, IV — none, V — none, VI — none
6. Pitons driven:

ASCENT DOCUMENT

1. Ascent type: rock climbing
2. Ascent area: Caucasus, Krasnodar Krai up to Marukh pass
3. Ascent route: traverse of Tsyndyshko: Northern 3102 m, 2nd Northern 3107 m, Main 3210 m, South-Western 3150 m.
4. Proposed difficulty category: 4A
5. Pitons driven: rock: 32 (including chocks) ice: 4 bolt: –

Chaget-chat (2964 m)

Peak 2970.0 (Zaimov-peak) Route: via the southwestern ridge Complexity category — 1B cat. (combined) Leader: G. G. Skosyrev Western Caucasus, Arkhyz, Gnilaya gully, Kara-Jash mountain range Section in CMGA — 2.1. E-mail — ZHUR58@RAMBLER.RU

Report

On the first ascent of the climbing route to the summit of Peak 2970.0 (Zaimov-peak) "Via the southwestern ridge" 1B cat. (combined). At the year-round alpine event: "Championship and primacy of NP 'Club of Northern Travels 'Sauk-Pai' 2012 (class 'First ascents')".

Ascent Passport

• Snow-ice

2. Ascent area — Western Caucasus, Naruk station
3. Peak, ascent route — Dzhalovchat Uzlovaya from Dkh pass
4. Expected category of difficulty — 1B
5. Route characteristics: elevation gain — 1400 m
6. Number of overnight stays — none
7. Number of walking hours — 6

— Mapunpin loцohodeэus on 6. Aoribay (N) — 3B cat. diff. ASCENT ROUTE TO DOMBAI (S) SUMMIT via DOMBAI Pass 3B cat. diff. Ascent route to Dombai (S) — 3A cat. diff. ASCENT ROUTE TO DOMBAI (S) SUMMIT via DOMBAI Pass 3A cat. diff. Dombai (S) summit, 3585 m Dombai Pass 140 m, 10°, 1 30 m, 40°, 2 40 m, 50°, 3

Report

On the ascent of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic team to the summit of Pik Maly Ine (Gold) 3060 m

via the right buttress of the western wall. Presumably IV-B category of difficulty. First ascent. Semyonov M. A. — leader, Popov M. L. — Candidate for Master of Sports

2. Caucasus

2.2 From Marukh Pass to Nakhar Pass

Participants of the ascent

1. Leader — Semyonov Mikhail Alexandrovich, Candidate for Master of Sports. Coach — Shipilov V. A. Address: 144001, Elektrostal, Oktyabrskaya st., 8, apt. 117. Tel.: +7 (906) 724–94–53. Email: aravigehc@mail.ru
2. Popov Mikhail Lvovich, Candidate for Master of Sports, Essentuki.

REPORT

• on the ascent made in the area ch. Caucasian ridge and its spurs from Marukh pass to Pakhar pass to the summit of KAP PIK (3400 m) from the Belalakaisky glacier (from the north)

Group Members:

1. Slezyn Yu. — MS
2. Ovcharenko V.D. — 1st sports category
3. Pilipenko V.S. — 1st sports category
4. Volkov L.B. — 1st sports category

Aktur Uzunkol — description of the 1B alpinist route from SK Greta

Route description: The trail to Ak pass begins from the first tributary flowing into the Myrdy river below the first bridge from the top on the right bank, and leads left along the trail upwards along steep grassy slopes in the direction of the Pyramida peak. After 1.5 hours, the slope becomes gentler, and the trail goes along small rocky-grassy terraces. 40 minutes later, on one of the terraces to the left of the trail, on a wonderful lawn thickly overgrown with grass, next to a crossing stream, there are good places for tents, no firewood. A couple of rocky-grassy ascents lead to the glacier flowing from under the Pyramida and Ak-bashi peaks. We ascend to the glacier to the right along the trail via small and medium talus and snowfields and enter a small glacial cirque north of the Ak-bashi peak, ending with a ridge of heavily destroyed rocks. A small depression in the ridge is the Ak pass. Orienting our movement towards the saddle of the pass, we cross the glacier and ascend to the pass via snow and then destroyed rocks. From the pass, we ascend to the peak via a snowy (at the end of summer — talus) slope. Descent is via the ascent route. Path chronometry:

• ascent to the tongue of the glacier — 3 hours;
• along the glacier to the pass — 1 hour;