Alpinists from St. Petersburg to make most difficult climbing in Dagestan

Makhachkala, October 26, 2016. A group of mountain-climbers from Petersburg intends to climb to the top of the mountain Yarydag in early November on the most difficult route passing – the 6B category, the chairman of Dagestan mountaineering federation Peter Leonov says.

"Yarydag is a real treasure for climbers. There are 60 routes only for climbers, and 16 more for foot. Here is the route 6B, one of the most difficult in Russia. The complexity of the route attracts extreme sports enthusiasts. The routes in complexity category start with the 1B category and ends with the 6B one.

The complexity of a route depends on its number. Therefore, the mountain-climbers from Petersburg chose the most difficult route and intended to visit the Yarydage mountain in early November. "- the source concluded.

It should be noted, that three national mountaineering championships in 1983, 2005 and 2011 were held in Yarydag in Dokuzparinsky district of Dagestan.