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USSR Climbing Federation

XXXIV USSR Climbing Championship, Rock Climbing Category

1. Climbing category — rock climbing.
2. Climbing area — Uzunkol alpine camp.
3. Climbing route with indication of peaks, their heights, route complexity (and other approximate data) — Bolshoy Nakhar peak (3780 m), complexity approximately 6th category of difficulty — via the right part of the northwest wall.
4. Climbing characteristics: — route length — 1310 m. — height difference — 1000 m. — average steepness — 78°. — length of complex sections — 1095 m.
5. Pitons hammered: rock — 185 ice — 20 into the rock

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent category — technical

2. Region — Western Caucasus

3. Route — Bolshoy Nakhara via 6B category route, 3780 m.

4. Characteristics of the ascent: height difference — 1080 m.

• Average steepness: 81°
• Length of complex section: 760 m.

5. Pitons hammered: rock

• 315
• Ice: 0

1. Rock climbing category
2. Western Caucasus, Nakhar gorge
3. Bolshoi Nakhar via the northeast wall
4. Proposed category: 6th category of complexity, first ascent
5. Height difference — 930 m, length — 1320 m Length of sections with 5–6 category of complexity — 730 m Average steepness of main sections 81° (2950–3500), including 6th category of complexity:

• 86°, 60 m (3010–3050);
• 88°, 185 m (3070–3200);
• 90°, 10 m (3230–3240);

Ukrainian Council SDSO "Burevestnik"

V. Mamison, 4360 m, via the right part of the North face. 5B

Team composition:

1. Bodnik V.N.
2. Barsukov V.A.
3. Derkach A.A.
4. Kharianyk I.V. Climbing on fixed ropes. R2–R3. Climbing on fixed ropes. R10–R11.

1. Rocky ridge; section number in Classification 2.8
2. Tbau Eastern (2832 m), via the Eastern ridge of the South-Eastern bastion.
3. Proposed category: 5B; first ascent.
4. Route type: rock.
5. Route height difference: 912 m (by GPS). Route length: 1550 m. Length of sections with 5–6 category: 135 m. Average steepness:

• main part of the route: 75°;
• entire route: 65°.

6. Pitons left on the route: total – 9 pcs., of which 7 are hammered. Pitons used on the route:

ASCENT DOCUMENT I. Category — Rock 2. Area from Krestovy Pass to Tfan peak 3. Erydag is centered in the left part of the western wall. 4. Proposed 5B category of difficulty, first ascent. 5. Height difference — 820 m, of which 410 m is wall section, length — 2100 m, of which 600 m is wall section, length of sections R4–R5 category of difficulty — 450 m, of which R5 category of difficulty is about 150 m. Average steepness of main sections — 67 °. 6. Equipment used on the route: rock pitons — 98, bolt pitons — 6, chocks — 33, ice screws — 0. 7. Team's climbing hours — 23, days — 3.5. 8. Overnights: 1st lying on a rock shelf, 2nd semi-reclining on a rock shelf, 3rd lying on a plateau. 9. Team leader: Nekrasov Alexander Olegovich, Candidate Master of Sports

Ascent Passport.

1. Ascent area: Kamchatka. Avachinskaya group of volcanoes.
2. Peak name: Avachinsky volcano 2741 m. SW slope.
3. Proposed category of difficulty: 1B (Winter).
4. Route type: combined.
5. Elevation gain: 1850 m.
6. Route length: 6 km.
7. Average slope: 30°.
8. Total hours: 6 hours.

Ascent Passport

Appendix No. 1 I. High-altitude and technical category 2. Ascent area — Central Pamir 3. Ascent route indicating peaks and their heights — Southwest wall of Peak "Ahmad Donish" (6666 m) 4. Ascent characteristics: height difference — 2300 m average steepness — 75° length of complex sections — 1340 m 5. Pitons driven:

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