Peak Engels 6510 m

CS DSO "Trud" 1968 www.alp-federation.ru

Route Processing

On July 18, a group consisting of Romanov B., Romanov V., Onishchenko V., and Gerken V. left the assault camp (4850 m), located 1.5 hours walk from the base of the wall, to process the route. Departure at 8:00. On this day, they approached the base of the wall, passed the bergschrund. After the bergschrund, there were about 80 m of firn slope (40%). Then the steepness of the slope increases to 50–55° and ice appears under a thin layer of snow. The total length of the path from the bergschrund to the rocks is about 200 m. They moved with insurance. They left a cache under the rocks, hung ropes, and descended to the camp (4850 m). The descent from under the wall along the hung ropes to the camp took 40 minutes. On July 19, they captured the remaining cargo for the cache: ropes, "hardware". And again, they went out for processing. Using the hung ropes, they climbed to yesterday's cache. The rope team moved forward. The path goes to the base of the counterfort - a traverse to the right under the rocks, along a snow-ice slope with a steepness of 50°. They hung about 100 m of handrails. It is impossible to exit the ridge by traversing to the right due to large cornices. The path up is planned along the rock wall. Under the wall, they left cargo. Along the handrails, they descended down to the camp.

Ascent Description

July 25 - a group consisting of B. Korshunov, V. Gerken, L. Pavlichenko leaves the base camp for the 4850 m camp. The rest of the group leaves the base camp the next day.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST ASCENT OF PEAK ENGELSA (6510 m) VIA THE SOUTH FACE — 6B CATEGORY OF COMPLEXITY

The team of climbers from the CS DSO "Trud" led by V. ROMANOV in 1988. The organizational plan included:

• Gathering all expedition participants in Osh on July 6;
• Traveling by car to the village of Isor;
• Setting up a base camp at an altitude of 4000 m;
• Acclimatization period;
• Ascending via the declared route;
• Wrapping up and evacuating the expedition. The acclimatization period included:
• Organizing a storm camp at an altitude of 4850 m.

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Report

Team of the Sverdlovsk Regional Committee for Physical Culture and Sports on the Ascent to Peak Engels via the South Face in the 1971 USSR Alpine Climbing Championship in the High-Altitude Technical Climbing Category

(Romanov's Route) Team Captain: A.A. Mikhailov Sverdlovsk, 1971

Brief Information about the Region and the Climbing Object

Peak Engels (6510 m) is one of the central peaks of the Southwestern Pamir. Climbing Peak Engels via any route is of great interest. It was first conquered in 1954 by a team from the Georgian Alpine Club, including K. Kuzmin, via the south face with an exit to the hanging glacier to the left of the peak. Subsequently, several more routes were established to Peak Engels, among which the most interesting are:

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1. Geographical Location and Sporting Characteristics

Peak named after F. Engels (6510 m) is located in the central part of the Shakhdarin Range (South-West Pamir). For the first time, a mountaineering expedition worked in the area of Peaks Marx and Engels in 1946. Since then, mountaineering expeditions have been entering this area almost every year to make ascents. The area is attractive due to the presence of a large number of diverse and very complex routes. (It is enough to say that there are three routes of the highest category of complexity in this area), many of which were awarded gold medals in the USSR mountaineering championship. The route planned for the ascent was first passed by a group of climbers led by Z.M.S. V. T. Romanov. It is a wall oriented to the southwest. The length of the wall is about 1500 m. The ascent on such a route is a very complex task, since the route starts at 5100 m and ends at an altitude of 6510 m.

2. Meteorological Conditions

The region of South-West Pamir is characterized by stable weather in July-August. However, due to the climatic peculiarities of this year, the weather in the ascent area was not stable. Engels Peak is composed of marble and granite. Along the route, there are sections composed of destroyed and strong rocks. In some places, the passage of sandstone is a great danger. The object of the ascent is located at a great distance from the mountaineering bases. The nearest "Varzob" camp is located at a distance of approximately 700 km. To approach Engels Peak, it is best to use the Osh-Khorog or Dushanbe-Khorog-Osh road. The car goes as far as the village of Ior or Lyangar, and then by pack transport up the trail for about 5 hours. The base camp can be set up on the bend of the river. Despite the work of several expeditions, it is practically very difficult to obtain clear materials about the area.

3. Ascent Plan

To the USSR Championship in Alpinism

Report on the Ascent of Peak Engels via the East Face

(Category: High-altitude Technical Ascent) Expedition Leader — Master of Sports USSR, Senior Instructor LEVIN B.V. Team Coaches:

• Honored Coach of the RSFSR, Master of Sports USSR MARKOV V.G.
• Master of Sports USSR, Senior Instructor PLYSHCHEVSKY M.A. Team Members:
• Captain: MALTSEV V.F.
• Deputy Captain: OVCHINNIKOV M.F.

Ascent Log

1. Ascent class — high-altitude.
2. Ascent area — South-Western Pamir, Shahdara Range.
3. Peak, its height, ascent route — peak Engels, 6510 m, via the center of the eastern wall.
4. Difficulty category — 6.
5. Route characteristics: Elevation gain — 1400 m, length of sections with 5–6 difficulty category — 830 m. Average steepness of the wall — 78°.
6. Pitons driven: for belaying: rock 164, ice 5, bolt 26. Including for creating Intermediate Technical Objectives (ITO): rock 22, bolt 26.

PASSPORT

I. High-altitude class 2. South-West Pamir 3. Peak Engels 6510 m via the Center of the eastern wall 4. Difficulty category — 6 5. Elevation gain: 1410 m, wall length 900 m, length of sections with 5–6 difficulty category — 530 m, average steepness of the wall — 70°. 6. Pitons hammered:

Passport

I. Altitude class 2. South-Western Pamir, Kish-ty-Dzhërob gorge 3. Peak Engels 6510 via the "well" on the South face. 4. Proposed - 6B category of difficulty, first ascent. 5. Height difference 1160 m, length - 2382 m. 6. Length of sections with 5-6 category of difficulty - 732 m. Average steepness of the main part of the route - 75°, including 6B category of difficulty - 84°. 7. Pitons driven: Rock: 176, bolt: 59, chocks: 216, ice: 12.

Passport

of the ascent made in the USSR Alpine Championship 1974 I. ASCENT CLASS — HIGH-ALTITUDE TECHNICAL 2. ASCENT REGION — south-western Pamir 3. ASCENT ROUTE — peak Engels (6510 m) via the north face from the Piabon valley 4. ASCENT CHARACTERISTICS — Route length — 2470 m, including:

• main wall (from the base of the black bastion to the top of the "tower") — 1435 m
• overhanging part of the wall (red and light quartz bastions) Height difference — (6510–4360 m)

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class — technical
2. Ascent area — South-Western Pamir, Rushan Range
3. Ascent route — First ascent via the center of the North-Eastern wall of peak 5241 m (Marshal Zhukov G.K. peak)
4. Ascent characteristics:
   • height difference 1250 m
   • average steepness from bergschrund 76°
   • wall proper 80°
   • length of complex sections 980 m
5. Number of pitons driven: