 The route which now is known as the classic route, via the Razdelnaya Peak and NW Ridge, was first climbed in 1954 by the team of Soviet climbers under the direction of V. Kovalev (P. Karpov, E. Nagel, V. Narishkin, V. Nozdryuhin).In 1960, a group of eight Soviet climbers made a successful direct climb along the North Face (15.08.1960).There are 16 established routes, nine on the southern side and seven on the northern slopes.