ASCENT DOCUMENT

ASCENT MADE IN THE 1971 USSR ALPINISM CHAMPIONSHIP

1. Ascent category — technical.

2. Ascent area — Central Caucasus, Bezengi alpine camp.

3. Ascent route — peak KRUMKOL, 4550 m via North wall

4. Ascent description: traverse, 1678 height difference 1550 m (1184 zep) average slope 50°, (470–1000 р.) length of difficult sections 1000 m.

5. Number of pitons used: rock — 100, ice — 50, bolted — 0.

6. Number of climbing hours — 40.

7. Number of bivouacs: 4, lying down.

8. Team name — Bezengi alpine camp team.

9. Surname, first name, patronymic of the captain and team members and their sports qualification:

   Kudinov Igor Borisovich, Master of Sports, captain, Saratov Yuri Sergeevich, Master of Sports, Sokolovsky Evgeny Pavlovich, Master of Sports, Kosobokov Leonid Ivanovich, Candidate for Master of Sports

10. Date of ascent — 1971, July 28 – August 3.

11. Place taken by the team IV. Average coefficient 9.353