Ascent Passport

1. Ascent category — rock climbing.
2. Ascent area, ridge — Lesser Caucasus, Zangезur ridge.
3. Summit, its height, ascent route — peak of the Alihanyan brothers, 3710 m, via the right counterfort of the north-eastern ridge.
4. Proposed category of difficulty — 4B.
5. Route characteristics: elevation gain — 420 m, length of sections with 5–6 category difficulty — 80 m, average steepness — 65°.
6. Pitons driven:

ASCENT REPORT

1. Ascent category — rock climbing.
2. Ascent region, ridge — Lesser Caucasus, Zangezur Ridge.
3. Peak, its height, ascent route — Pik Brat'ev Alikhanyan, 3710 m, via the right edge of the north face.
4. Proposed category — 5A.
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 400 m, length of sections with 5–6 difficulty category — 110 m, average steepness — 65°.
6. Pitons hammered:

ASCENT DOCUMENT

1. Ascent category — rock.
2. Ascent area, ridge — Lesser Caucasus, Zangезur ridge.
3. Peak, its height, route taken — T. Petrosyan peak, 3650 m, via the western counterfort of the northern wall.
4. Proposed category difficulty — 3A.
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 300 m, average steepness — 45°.
6. Pitons driven: for belay — 5/0; rock — 5/0.

ASCENT PASS

1. Class — combined
2. Kamchatka, Avachinskaya group of volcanoes
3. Volcan Arik, 2166 m via SW buttress
4. Proposed category 3A
5. Height difference 1166 m, length 3000 m
6. 3 rock pitons hammered in
7. Duration 8–9 hours
8. Leader — Ostrogorsky M. Ya., Candidate Master of Sports Participants

Class of ascent	— rock climbing
Region of ascent	— Kamchatka, Poperechny ridge
Peak, its height,
ascent route	— v. Bilyuchinsky, 2173 m
Proposed category
difficulty	- 30, 3.1.13
Characteri­stic
of the route	— height difference — 1700 m, average steepness — 40–45°
Number of pitons	— for belay: rock — 4, ice — 1

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DESCRIPTION OF KAZEL'SKII VOLCANO TRAVERSE FROM EAST TO WEST, CATEGORY 3B DIFFICULTY.

1. General Description of the Summit and its Location

For a general description of the summit and its location, see the description of the ascent of Kozel'skii volcano via the Western Ridge, category 2A difficulty.

2. Approach to the Climbing Site

a/ Traveling by vehicle. Travel to the settlement Rodygino is described in the ascent route description of Kozel'skii volcano, category 2A difficulty, via the Western Ridge. From the settlement Rodygino, continue further along the dirt road (see map) through Kozel'skii stream. 12–15 km from Rodygino, turn left and continue along the road to the workers' houses near the quarry. Set up camp in the quarry area:

• There is plenty of firewood;
• Water is available until mid-July.

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Ascent Passport

1. Ascent type: rock
2. Ascent area, mountain range: Avachinskaya volcano group
3. Peak, its height, ascent route, route type: Kozelsky peak, 2170 m, left buttress of the western wall, combined
4. Proposed category of difficulty: 3B
5. Route characteristics:
   • elevation gain: 1070 m
   • including the crux: 320 m
   • route length: 1730 m

Description of the Ascent of Koryaksky Volcano

Via the South Ridge, Category 3B difficulty

1. General description of the summit and its location. Koryakskaya Sopka is part of the Avachinsky group of volcanoes, located slightly east of the general direction of the Eastern Ridge. Among the Avachinsky group of volcanoes, Koryakskaya Sopka is the highest. Its absolute height above sea level is 3456 m. Koryaksky volcano is considered active. It last erupted in 1957. Currently, its activity is characterized by intense fumarolic activity. Steam and gas escape from a fissure crater located on the western slope, 500 m below the summit. Koryakskaya Sopka is a summit of volcanic origin. Its slopes are composed of loose volcanic rocks: basalt, tuff, and diabase. The snowline rises to a height of 2 thousand meters by August and remains there until the beginning of September. On the northern slopes, snow persists at an altitude of 1300–1600 m. The NE, NW, and N slopes of the sopka are covered with glaciers, which are cut by rocky ridges in a radial direction. At an altitude of about 3000 m, the rocky ridges disappear under the ice armor. At this height, there is a continuous conical closed glacier. Between the ridges, the glacier flows down to a height of 1100–1400 m, giving rise to several tributaries of the Nalychovo River. The western and eastern wings of the glacier end at the top of the South slope in a steep cirque. On the southern side, the foothills represent a terrain heavily dissected by ravines. The ravines run in the directions:

• from north to southeast;
• from north to south and southwest.

Report

On the first ascent to the summit of Vachkazhtsy (1509 m) via the East Ridge, category 2B, by the team of the Kamchatka Alpine and Climbing Federation for the period from June 13, 2008 to June 13, 2008 2021

I. Ascent Passport

№№	1. General Information
1.1	Full name, sports rank of the leader	Vasilenko Anatoly Borisovich, 1st sports rank
1.2	Full names, sports ranks of the participants	Ivanov Georgy, 3rd sports rank, Mayakovskaya Natalia, 3rd sports rank, Zenkova Yulia, 3rd sports rank, Pasyukova Raisa, 3rd sports rank, Sharova Lyubov, 3rd sports rank
1.3	Full name of the coach	Vasilenko Anatoly Borisovich
1.4	Organization	Kamchatka Alpine and Climbing Federation

Koshtan-Tau (5145 m), North Ridge, Cat. 4B

From the "3900" campsite, move in the direction of the upper plateau of the Kundryum-Mijirgi Glacier. The fourth stage of the icefall is climbed:

• near the rocks of the West Ridge of Kundryum-Mijirgi Peak (piton use required!)
• or through the center (crevasses!) of the icefall. Then, move left along the route with a slight ascent to reach the slopes of Ptitsa Peak. It is convenient to camp here (1.5–2 hours from the "3900" campsite). From the plateau, through a small bergschrund, ascend a snowy slope to the rocks at the lower part of Yuzhnaya Ptitsa Peak, left of a vaguely defined couloir. From here:
• ascend slabs (60 m)
• ascend an inclined ledge up to the right (80 m) to reach a rocky terrace. Then, make a short traverse left to the base of the couloir, which after 40 m will lead to a rocky platform on the left part of the snowy-icy slope. Along the wall rocks, on rocks and icy-snowy sections (piton use required!), ascend (120–140 m) to a rocky niche.