Peak Cherevichenko - route description.

1. Approaches. From Vladikavkaz, take a vehicle to Tsey valley, then to Verkhniy Tsey village, after which move along the dirt road leading to the repeater. Before the last turn of the road directly to the repeater - there is a fork, the left branch goes off, with a spring as a landmark. Turn left, move another 2-3 km to the end of the road leading to the abandoned adit. A 4WD vehicle can ascend almost to the place where the road is blocked by a stone (there is a turnaround area). From there, move another 20 minutes along the road to the adit. Below the adit, a wide shelf is cut into the ground, where several tents can easily fit. There is water directly in the adit.

2) Route.

From the adit, move along a faintly expressed ridge (grassland, category 2 rocks) to the NE ridge of Peak Cherevichenko. Having reached the ridge, move southwest along the ridge line, in the direction of Pik Sadon. To Pik Sadon - category 2-3 rocks.

Description of the route condition to the summit of Shau-khokh (4636 m) via the eastern ridge, category 2B complexity. The nature of the route as of September 2015:

• snow-ice
• rock sections do not present technical difficulties.

Approaches

Get to the village of Verkhniy Koni, register at the border outpost (the summit is located in the border area, to make ascents you need to obtain a permit to enter the border zone in the established form, it's better to do this in advance), then go up to the village of Tmenikau, 2 km further up the gorge — there's a border post, this is the farthest point you can reach by car. From the border post:

• A gentle, wide trail (formerly a geological road) goes up the Genaldon gorge
• The trail leads to the warm mineral springs in front of the tongue of the Maili glacier
• This is where the base camp for ascents to Mt. Kazbek from the north is located
• There are places for tents and water