Ruchkin Alexander, Omsk-city, Russia
Was born in Kazakhstan, November 26, 1963. Started mountaineering and climbing life in 1985. Has done more than 300 ascents (winter and summer ascents). More than 100 of them were TD-EDsup rated both as member of team and in party. Climbed two 7000 meters peaks (in ex.USSR). Climbed in Russia and abroad (The Alps) in winter seasons in solo style.

Experience

• Summer 2000, Latok III attempt, to 4900-5850 m
• 2000. Winter. ascent on Mt.Korona (Crown). Center of North Face of first tower. New route, 5B graded, one day - January 22. Team: A.Ruchkin, Grekov, Puchinin. "The route of mobiles"
• Spring 1999 - Tien Shan.
• Mt.Korona, 1st pillar, N.Face, solo, new route - 6A
• Peak Beichechekey - 5A
• Winter 1999 - French Alps. Grand Capucin, East Face, new route
• Summer 1998 - French Alps.
• Grand Joras, N.Face, "No Siesta". Speed climb - 1,5 days
• Petit Dru N.Face, new route
• Spring 1998 - Tien Shan. Peak Free Korea, N.Face
• Winter 1997 - Tien Shan. Peak Free Korea, N.Face - new route
• Summer 1997 - first climb up to Troll Wall in Norway - "Russian route".
• Winter 1996 - The Alps "solo"
• p.Grandes Gorasses - north face TD+ "Linceul"
• p.Domino "Messner" Pamiro-Alai
• AkSu peak north face - 15 pitches ED+sup (descent off weather)
• Summer 1996 p.AkSu north face - ED+sup (new route)
• Summer 1995 Pamir-Alai and Tien Shan
• p.AkSu north face ED+sup Tchaplinsky route
• p.AkSu north face ED+sup(Moshnikov's route) - speed ascent - 5 day long route - 1700 m.
• p.Crown ED+
• 2 routes ED-, ED
• Summer 1994 Pamiro-Alai and Tien Shan
• peak AkSu north face first ascent - ED+sup (new route)
• peak 4810 north face ED+sup
• peak Slesova ("4240 Russian tower") ED+sup
• p. Asan ED
• p.3850 m (Lambda) French route ED
• 3 routes ED-, ED
• Summer 1993 Pamir-Alai
• Peak "Yellow Wall" ED-
• peak Asan west face ED+sup
• peak Slesova (4240 m "Russian tower")ED+sup
• peak AkSu north face ED+sup second climb
• Winter 1992 Peak Lenina (7134 m) ED-Peak Russia (6888 m) ED+
  Peak Semionov-Tien-Shansky ED+
• Autumn 1992 Peak Talgar ED and ED+Peak free Korea north face ED+
  2 routes ED-
• Winter 1991 (February) Tien Shan
• Peak Bejchechekey ED-
• Peak Free Korea north face (2 routes) ED+
• Peak Crown north face ED
• Summer 1991 - Pamiro Alai, Pamir, Tien-Shan
• AkSu north face ED+sup
• Admiralteets nirth-east face ED+sup
• S.Iskander and peak 4600 - 3 routes ED
• peak Lenina (7134 m)ED-
• Peak Free Korea north face ED+sup
• Autumn 1991 - Tien ShanPeak Talgar ED
  Peak Bajlian Bashi ED
• Winter 1990 - 3 routes of ED-, ED in Tien Shan
• Summer 1990 - Tien Shan
• Peak Free Korea north face ED+
• Peak Semenov Tien-Shansky ED
• Peak Korona (Crown)- 2 routes ED, 2 routes - ED-
• Summer 1989 - 4 routes of ED,ED+sup rated

Championships

First palce

• 1998-super ligue of Russian championship in France, Grande Jorasse, North Face, in party with Rinat Zaitov. Petit Dru, N. Face, first ascent in party with R.Zaitov
• 1997-Russian championship, rock climbing class, N.Face of Troll Wall (Norway),first ascent in party with Yuri Koshelenko.
• 1996-Russian championship, technical class, Aksu N., N. Face, new route in party with Alexandr Odintsov
• 1995-Russian championship, technical class, Aksu N., N. Face, Moshnikov's route, in party with Pianzin
• 1994-technical class, Aksu N., N. Face, Shabalin's route
• 1992-SIC shampionship, high-altitude class, Russia, SW Face Ilinski's route.
• 1992- SIC shampionship, winter class, Free Korea, N. face, Semiletkin's route.

Third place

• 1997-Russian championship, winter class, Free Korea, N. face, first ascent in party with Puchinin
• 1994-Russian championship, rock class, 4810, Rusiaev's route, Asan-Usan, Alperin's route, Slesova, Moroz' route, Lombada(3850) french route.
• 1993-Russian championship, technical class, Aksu N., N.Face Popov's route, in party with Babanov
• 1991-USSR championship, winter class, Free Korea, N. Face, Bagaev's route.
• 1989-USSR Army chapionship, technical class, Yagnob (Zamin-Karor) Lapshin's route.

Photo Gallery

Articles in RISK Online

• "The route of mobiles"
• Participation in project "Big walls - Russian routes":
• Troll wall
• Latok III attempt, summer 2000
• Aksay gorge. Peak Free Korea (4740m) Region review. Routes
• Mt.Korona (The Crown) The North Face of the first tower (4240 m). Review of the region, routes on The Crown. Spring 1999. May. Solo climb.
• Report. A new route on the North Face of the first Pillar of Mt. Korona
• Alone with Crown and gri-gri