Ascent Log

Ascents

Ascent category — technically challenging Ascent area — southern spurs of the Alay Ridge, Lenin Peak area Ascent route — center of the northeastern wall of Peak 50 Years of Uzbekistan, elevation 4650 m Ascent characteristics:

• Wall height difference — 1012 m
• Average steepness — 72°
• Length of main sections:
  • 4th difficulty category — 48 m

Climbing Passport

1. Climbing type — rock climbing.
2. Climbing area — Alai Ridge.
3. Peak, its height, ascent route — 50 лет Узбекистана (50 Years of Uzbekistan), 4650 m, via the heart of the NW wall.
4. Difficulty category 5A.
5. Route characteristics — combined, height difference 850 m, length of 5th category sections 240 m, total 1190 m, average steepness 50°.
6. Pitons driven:
   • for belaying: rock — 85, ice — 3, bolted — none;
   • for creating initial points: rock — 10, ice — none, bolted — none.
7. Number of climbing hours — 25 hours.

Ascent Log

1. Climbing category — rock climbing.
2. Climbing area — southern spurs of the Alay mountain range, Levin'skaya Glacier.
3. Peak, its height, ascent route — 50 let Uzbekistana, 4650 m, via the "sickle" of the N–E wall.
4. Estimated difficulty category — 5B category, No. 453 dated February 28, 1978.
5. Route characteristics — rock climbing, height difference 850 m, length of sections with 5–6 category difficulty 240 m, average steepness of the route 50°. Total length 1190 m.
6. Number of pitons: for belaying, for creating artificial holds | | | For belaying | For creating artificial holds | | :---------- | :---- | :----------- | :----------------------------- | | rock | — | 88 | 4 |

Ascent Passport

1. Ascent class — technical
2. Ascent area, ridge — Pamir-Alai, southern spurs of the Alai ridge, Levin's glacier
3. Peak, its height, ascent route: 50 years of Uzbekistan, via the SE ridge, 4891 m
4. Proposed category of difficulty — 5A
5. Route characteristics: height difference — 1300 m, length of sections of category V difficulty — 430 m, average steepness — 40°
6. Pitons hammered: rock — 49, ice — 3, bolted — none
7. Number of climbing hours — 11.5
8. Number of nights on the route: the route was completed without overnight stays, there are places on the route for organizing semi-reclined overnight stays
9. Full name of participants, their qualification: