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Route Description: 3 гребню
SSummitMateRoute description to the summit of Nazepo, third overnight stay, with photographs and key information on the passage of the path.
Назепо — bivouac — 3
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Nazepo — bivouac — 3
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Route Description: Труба
SSummitMateReport on the ascent of Morcheka via the "Truba" route with a detailed description of adventures and impressions.
«Truba»
I never thought I'd become a mountaineer; I wanted a quiet, peaceful life.
I was quietly saving up for my wedding, but my dear left me. And then I decided not to waste the money and bought mountaineering gear instead. And here I am again, on a train, heading somewhere. This time it's Crimea, Parkovoe village, Morcheka mountain. I'm a very ambitious person, and when I set my mind on something, I go all out. I might initially overestimate my abilities, but what always reassures me is that I check them, just in case. Enough, not enough? :) So, the goal is set:
- Warm up with the Truba route,
- Then on to Machombo.
First day.
We arrived in Sevastopol around 11:00, bought some food and wine, and took a minibus to Parkovoe village. After getting off at the stop, we asked for directions and headed towards the linear house. My first deep impression was the quarry and the excavations. The only thing that came to mind was a phrase from the movie Terminator: "And the machines rose from the ashes of nuclear fires." All around us were:
- Abandoned machinery,
Route Description: С стене
SSummitMateDescription of a winter ascent category 5B to the summit of Ullu-Tau Main via the North wall, made by a team of five people on February 7, 1994.
PASSPORT
I. CLIMB CLASS – winter 2. CLIMBING AREA – Central Caucasus 3. PEAK – ULLU-TAU Main, route via the North face, combined (V. Abalakov) 4. DIFFICULTY CATEGORY – 5B 5. ELEVATION GAIN – 1000 m 6. LENGTH OF 5-6 difficulty sections – 450 m 7. AVERAGE SLOPE OF THE ROUTE – 57° 8. PITS DRIVEN ON ASCENT: rock belay devices pitons ice screws