Pereval Molodezhnyy Hike, Almatý, Kazajistán
The fan-shaped summit Molodezhnaya is located in the north-western branch of the Malo-Almaty spur between the pass of the same name and the top of the Kosmodemyanskoy name. On its south-western slope there are thick scree, and the north-east is covered with snow and ice. The massif of the summit and its northeast ridge are the main power source of the Molodezhniy glacier, 2.5 km long, with an area of 2 square meters. km
From the initial bivouac on the moraine of the glacier to cross the ramparts, go out onto the glacier slightly above its tongue. Move in the middle of the glacier to the foot of the pass. Youth (3735m). The slope is snowy, at the end of the season has areas of exposed ice with a steepness of 30-35 °.
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