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90. Peak Aristova via North-West Ridge (V. Abalakov's Route, Cat. 5A) From Shkhelda alpine camp (group of 4-8 people), ascend via the trail on the right slope of Shkhelda gorge. Beyond the forest, move along the trail on grassy slopes, then on large talus to the moraine of Shkhelda glacier. Follow the right moraine of the glacier to the confluence with Aksu glacier. From here, turn left and follow the median moraine towards the North Walls of Peak Aristova. From the moraine, move across the glacier towards the rightmost rocky ridge branching off from the North-West Ridge of Peak Aristova - the first rocky belt of the peak - and ascend via the avalanche debris, then along the snowy slope-couloir to the right ridge of the belt. Ascend simple rocks of the ridge to the platforms above overhanging rocks. Camp on the

From the “Spartak” camp, the path goes along the forest trail of the “Pzheldy” gorge, then along the Dengi-Bashi slope and reaches the moraine (left orographically) of the Shkheldy glacier. At the beginning, the path goes along the moraine, over large stones. Having passed about 500 meters on them, we exit to the moraine, passing through several “pockets” formed by the moraine and the Dengi-Bashi slopes, and reach the “Aristov” campsite (the last pocket with good grounds). From the “Aristov” campsite, the path turns to the right along the moraine, which looks like a large railway embankment. On the Ak-Su glacier, we exit to the lateral moraine as high as possible. Here, on a green clearing, is the campsite. The journey takes 5–6 hours. When descending from the moraine, there are small snow patches. The path further lies along the Ak-Su glacier. Depending on the condition of the glacier, the crevices are bypassed on the right, closer to the hanging glacier above the campsite. The path goes through the middle of the glacier. The Ak-Su glacier represents three tiers. We approach a steep snowfield leading to the Sredniy pass, located between the Fizkulturnik dyad (east) and Malaya Shkhelda (west). The path from the Ak-Su cirque to the Sredniy pass goes:

• along a steep firn slope
• along the direction of the rocky ridge descending from Malaya Shkhelda to the Ak-Su cirque.

110. Peak Shchurovskogo via North-Eastern Ridge (route by V. Pelevin, category 4B complexity). The path from the Shkhelda alpine camp (group of 4–8 people) along the Shkhelda Glacier to the "Shkhelda bivouacs" is described in route 105. From the "Shkhelda bivouacs" cross the left branch of the Shkhelda Glacier upwards to the right and descend under the right side of the false Chatyn pass. From the glacier, ascend the steep snowy slope and through a bergschrund reach the rocks. Ascend along moderately difficult snowy rocks, then along easy terrain to the right side of the ridge saddle — the false Chatyn pass. From the saddle, turn right and move up along easy rocks of the North-Eastern ridge of Peak Shchurovskogo. Bypass the