Ascent Passport

2. Ascent area — П3. Pamir, Akademiya Nauk range
3. Peak, its height, and ascent route — Pik Pravda, 6400 m, via the non-central counterfort of the western wall along the western ridge
4. Proposed difficulty category — 5Б
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 5050 — 6400 (1350 m), average steepness — 60°, length of sections: Iк.тр. — 130 m, Пк.тр. — 80 m, Пк.тр. — 160 m, IVк.тр. — 470 m, Vк.тр. — 720 m, VIк.тр. — 50 m
6. Number of pitons hammered for belaying: rock — 79, ice — 10, bolt — none
7. Number of walking hours to the summit — 31 hours

ALPINISM FEDERATION OF THE USSR

CS DSO "Burevestnik" Championship in Alpinism 1969, High-Altitude Climbing Class

Peak Pravda (6500 m) via the Western Counterfort (approx. 5B cat. diff.)

TEAM OF THE LOCAL COMMITTEE OF THE CHELYABINSK POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. Chelyabinsk, 1969 Peak Pravda (6400 m) is located in the center of the northwestern Pamir in the Akademiya Nauk Range, on the territory of the Tajik SSR. This region is the most elevated part of the Pamir. Here, particularly favorable conditions are created for the formation and accumulation of ice, which in the form of glaciers slides down the slopes of the ridges and peaks, filling the valleys (Fedchenko, Fortambek, Garmo, etc.). The snow line in this area is approximately at an altitude of 4000–4500 m. The climate in the region is sharply continental with sharp temperature fluctuations from winter to summer, from day to night. The high altitude and considerable technical complexity make Peak Pravda an excellent mountain in alpinist terms, and the ascent via the most difficult route—the western counterfort from the Belyaev Glacier—represents significant sporting interest. In 1968, a group of climbers ascended this route: