ASCENT DOCUMENT

1. Ascent class: rock.
2. Ascent area: Arkhyz, Stavropol Krai, from Kardyval mountain to Marukh pass.
3. Peak, its height, and ascent route: 60-let VLKSM, 3400 m via the center of the eastern wall.
4. Expected difficulty category: 3B.
5. Route characteristics: Height difference 800 m, average slope 65–70°, route length:

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5. Height difference — 1800 m, average steepness — 42°, length of sections 6 — 40 m, steepness 80°. 5 — 570 m.
6. Pitons driven: | Ice screws | Rock pitons | Nuts | Bolt pitons | | :-----: | :------: | :-------: | :---------: | | 187 | 25 | 51 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
7. Total travel time — 23 hours.
8. One bivouac on Katyn Plateau — on ice.
9. Leader: Sergey G. Bayanin Master of Sports of the USSR Team members:

Ascent Passport

I. Ascent classification: technical. 2. Ascent area: Central Caucasus, Adyrly Range. 3. Ascent route: p. BMF 3900 m via the eastern ridge — first ascent. 4. Expected difficulty category: 2B category of difficulty. 5. Ascent characteristics: height difference 900 m; average slope 50°. 6. Number of pitons driven: rock pitons 4. 7. Number of walking hours: 5 hours. 8. Group name: sports group of the "Jailyk" alpine camp. 9. Full name of the leader, participants, and their qualifications:

1. Class of ascent: technically complex
2. Region of ascent ridge: Western Caucasus, Karvkeysky spur of the Main Caucasian Ridge, Kara-Kaya node between South-Karvkeysky and Mvruhsky passes.
3. Peak, its height, ascent route: Glavnaya Karakaya, 3890 m. Rocky route along the Eastern ridge.
4. Estimated category of difficulty: — 3А
5. Characteristics of the route: height difference 570 m. Average steepness 33°. Length of sections with 5th category of difficulty — none.
6. Number of pitons driven: For belaying for creating artificial support points | rock | 9 | 2 (organization of descents) |

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Ascent Passport

I. Climbing category — rock climbing 2. Climbing region — Central Caucasus 3. Peak USHBA Malaya on D-3 wall 4. Presumed difficulty category 5B 5. Elevation gain 800 m Length of sections with 5–6 difficulty grade 400 m. Average steepness of complex sections 80° 6. Number of pitons driven for belay 52 7. Number of travel hours 18

Participants of Burkhanov

Participants:

1. BERDOTIN GENNADIY FEDOROVICH — CMS, Chelyabinsk, TRUD Sports Society (leader)
2. AKIMOV NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH — 1st sports category, INSTRUCTOR, Chelyabinsk, TRUD Sports Society

Coach:

LEVIN MIKHAIL SEMENOVICH — MS, SENIOR INSTRUCTOR Departure on the route — August 11, 1978, Return — August 15, 1978

I. Climbing category — technically challenging 2. Climbing region — Central Caucasus 3. Climbing route — South Ushba 4710 m, via the pepinier-wall 4. Characteristics of the ascent: height difference (wall section of the route) — 1010 m, average steepness (wall section of the route) — 72°, length of complex sections — 820 m 5. Number of pitons hammered: rock — 263 ice — screw — 4 6. Number of travel hours — 109.5 7. Number of bivouacs and their characteristics:

Ascent Passport

I. Climbing class — rock. 2. Central Caucasus. Baksan valley, Sakashil gorge. 3. Peak XIII Congress of Komsomol, 3465 m, via Western counterfort. 4. Difficulty category — 4A, cat. diff. 5. Route characteristics: height difference — 450 m; length of sections with 5 — 6 diff. cat. — 100 m; average steepness 45°–50°. 6. Rock pitons hammered — 23 pcs. 7. Eleven walking hours.