So­kol — 29

Kho­hla po ze­re­ka­lam 5B cat. sl.[№14]

(A. Krug­len­ko, aka «Khokhol»)

Kho­hla po ze­re­ka­lam 2nd rope

R0–R1: 50 m, 6B, A1. Up the crack through the characteristic tree, then up left to a neat transition left onto a spit. After it — a rocky passage (with holes). Station on a bollard and pitons.

R1­–­R2: 50­–­55 ­m, 6B, A1. Up and slightly left through a system of cracks to a bollard, through it — exit to a flattening, then right up a neat traverse (through a bollard) without possibility to organize belay­ — 12­–­15 ­m to a crack. Up it. Station in an inner corner on a shelf on own gear. In the photo­ — left variant. There is no information on the right (first ascensionists') variant.

R2­–­R3: 40 ­m, 6A. Up the overgrown crack, bypass the cornice on the left, protection on existing pitons + own, station a bit below a leaning block-slab, on two pitons.

R3­–­R5: ? Go and send us a description :-) Apparently, the author's variant goes straight up, but we didn't find a logical passage to the top and went left.

Re­com­mended equip­ment:

Rope 50­–­60 m, set of nuts and cams, 20 quickdraws, 2 large and 3­–­4 small slings, 3 ladders, hammers, various pitons, skyhooks, including those for holes.

Gen­eral im­pres­sion:

A good challenging 5B. By labor intensity it's more like a 6. No easy or difficult ropes, each rope requires work. Time to complete 7–9 hours. In winter conditions, the route is climbed in two days, which is what we did.