Classic routes highlight of Russian meet

Mountaineering

Climbing on the impressive traverses of the Bezengi wall and the Northern Array will be the main events of an Open International Mountaineering Meet set in Central Caucasus, Russia.

The meet is organised from July 25 Climbing on the impressive traverses of the Bezengi wall and the Northern Array will be the main events of an Open International Mountaineering Meet set in Central Caucasus, Russia.

The meet is organised from July 25 – August 8 on the occasion of the 50-year anniversary of the Bezengi mountaineering camp. Climbers from all over the world and mountaineering veterans are invited to the event.

Besides ascents on classic routes, there will be a Master Class on Technology for rock and ice climbing and a Retro-Cup, where climbers will compete in the style of the famous mountaineering brothers Abalakov.

The full traverse of the 12-km-long mountain range called the Bezengi Wall includes Lialver (4,250 m), Gestola Pyramid (4,860 m), Array of Katyn (4,970 m) Jangi (5,049 m) with three peaks higher than 5,000 m – Shota Rustaveli Peak (4,960 m) and Shhara peak (5.068 m).

For more information, please contact Anna Stolbova of the Russian Mountaineering Federation.
– August 8 on the occasion of the 50-year anniversary of the Bezengi mountaineering camp. Climbers from all over the world and mountaineering veterans are invited to the event.

Besides ascents on classic routes, there will be a Master Class on Technology for rock and ice climbing and a Retro-Cup, where climbers will compete in the style of the famous mountaineering brothers Abalakov.

The full traverse of the 12-km-long mountain range called the Bezengi Wall includes Lialver (4,250 m), Gestola Pyramid (4,860 m), Array of Katyn (4,970 m) Jangi (5,049 m) with three peaks higher than 5,000 m – Shota Rustaveli Peak (4,960 m) and Shhara peak (5.068 m).

For more information, please contact Anna Stolbova of the Russian Mountaineering Federation.

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