ASCENT PASS

1. Ascent class — rock climbing
2. Ascent area — Caucasus, from Gurdzivtseck pass to Mamison pass
3. Khitsan-khokh peak, height 3500 m, via the spur of the North-West ridge
4. Proposed difficulty category — 4B
5. Route characteristics: Height difference 300 m. Route length 745 m, including sections of 3rd diff. cat. — 155 m, sections of 4th diff. cat. — 300 m,

Climbing Passport

I. Climbing Area 2. Climbing Class 3. Peak, its Height 4. Climbing Route 5. Estimated Difficulty Category 6. Route Characteristics 7. Pitons 8. Number of Overnight Stays and their Characteristics

Ascent Log

1. Category of first ascent.
2. Region 2.10. Dagestan Mountains, Snegovoy Ridge.
3. Diklosmta, traverse of peaks: South (4101 m) – West (4240 m) – Central (4285 m) – East (4275 m), combined route.
4. Proposed category of complexity: 3B, first ascent.
5. Length: sections of 1st category – 780 m, 2nd category – 1200 m, 3rd category – 500 m, 4th category – 200 m, total route length – 2700 m.
6. Pitons used: rock – 2 pcs., ice screws – 3 pcs. Pitons left on the route: rock – 2 pcs. (on the descent from the South peak).
7. Climbing hours – 8.
8. No overnight stays on the route. Overnight stay at Base Camp on "Intikay" sites (200 m) and overnight stay on the descent from the East peak, on the snow-ice pad of the "East shoulder" (4150 m).

Ascent Passport

I. Ascent classification: technical. 2. Ascent area: Central Caucasus, Adyrly Range. 3. Ascent route: p. BMF 3900 m via the eastern ridge — first ascent. 4. Expected difficulty category: 2B category of difficulty. 5. Ascent characteristics: height difference 900 m; average slope 50°. 6. Number of pitons driven: rock pitons 4. 7. Number of walking hours: 5 hours. 8. Group name: sports group of the "Jailyk" alpine camp. 9. Full name of the leader, participants, and their qualifications:

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Ascent Passport

I. Climbing category — rock climbing 2. Climbing region — Central Caucasus 3. Peak USHBA Malaya on D-3 wall 4. Presumed difficulty category 5B 5. Elevation gain 800 m Length of sections with 5–6 difficulty grade 400 m. Average steepness of complex sections 80° 6. Number of pitons driven for belay 52 7. Number of travel hours 18

Participants of Burkhanov

Participants:

1. BERDOTIN GENNADIY FEDOROVICH — CMS, Chelyabinsk, TRUD Sports Society (leader)
2. AKIMOV NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH — 1st sports category, INSTRUCTOR, Chelyabinsk, TRUD Sports Society

Coach:

LEVIN MIKHAIL SEMENOVICH — MS, SENIOR INSTRUCTOR Departure on the route — August 11, 1978, Return — August 15, 1978

I. Climbing category — technically challenging 2. Climbing region — Central Caucasus 3. Climbing route — South Ushba 4710 m, via the pepinier-wall 4. Characteristics of the ascent: height difference (wall section of the route) — 1010 m, average steepness (wall section of the route) — 72°, length of complex sections — 820 m 5. Number of pitons hammered: rock — 263 ice — screw — 4 6. Number of travel hours — 109.5 7. Number of bivouacs and their characteristics:

Ascent Passport

I. Climbing class — rock. 2. Central Caucasus. Baksan valley, Sakashil gorge. 3. Peak XIII Congress of Komsomol, 3465 m, via Western counterfort. 4. Difficulty category — 4A, cat. diff. 5. Route characteristics: height difference — 450 m; length of sections with 5 — 6 diff. cat. — 100 m; average steepness 45°–50°. 6. Rock pitons hammered — 23 pcs. 7. Eleven walking hours.