Pik Dinosaur, Northwest Face, New Route
Russia, Siberia, Western Sayan Mountains, Ergaki Massif
Author: Information from Mountain.ru.
Climb Year: 2020.
Publication Year: 2023.
In October 2020, Timofey Ivanov and Alexander Zhigalov completed a new route up the northwest face of Pik Dinosaur (2,221m) in the Ergaki massif of the Western Sayan Mountains. The expedition required eight days, including a two-day approach and four nights on the icy granite wall. The route, which ascends between two existing routes (climbed in 2000 and 2001), involved 11 pitches from the top of the snowfield at the base of the wall to the summit ridge. It was graded 6A. [A full report on this climb, in Russian, can be downloaded here.]
— Information from Mountain.ru and expedition report