Climb Mt. Elbrus
| Mt. Elbrus is Europe’s highest peak, some times a topic for discussion, but everything west of the Ural mountain range is considered Asia and east of the Urals is Europe. Mt. Elbrus is found deep in the Baskan Valley and in the Caucasus mountain range running along the Russian Georgia border and east of the Black sea. We offer a program that will give you the best chance at success, our twelve day climbing program will give full acclimatization including another 4,100m (13,451ft) summit. This program has given 95% success rates to date. |
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A little bit more about the trekThis trip is a very unique experience; travelling into Russia is can be quite daunting, and it can be a difficult place to negotiate. Once you leave Moscow, you fly south to Mineralnye Vody, where you will be picked up and driven into the mountains. On arrival there are no mountains to be seen, which leaves you wondering if you are in the right place. After and hour or so the foot hills appear and we turn right into the Baskan Valley, passing by over loaded trucks, small farming villages some animals on the road. The mountains around us are bare, but beautiful as we move closer to the end of the valley and then snow capped peaks appear.The village area of Terskol has a large old hotel and some nice Chalets. The area is a sleepy market village, peaceful and quiet, but not all the time. This area can frequently be closed to tourist due to military action in the region, which can make it impossible to enter the area during volatile times. |
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Once in the region we will spend 5 days acclimatising, trekking around the surrounding valleys and peaks. Before we move up on the cable car to the Barrels at 3,750m (12,303 ft). From here we will stay at Priutt II refuge hut at 4,100m (13,451 ft) and acclimatise up to the Pastukhov Rocks at 4,800m (15,748 ft) at the higher end. We will then make our attempt on the summit. Weather and cold temperatures can come into play on this mountain and we have built in extra days to give you every chance in making the top of one of the World's 7 Summits. |
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Day 1 Today is a travel day for you to arrive in Russia. You should aim to arrive in Moscow in the morning to give you a chance to explore Moscow at your own leisure.Day 2 You will leave Moscow and transfer the airport to fly south to the small airport of Mineralnye Vody. You will be met in Mineralnye Vody and escorted to Terskol, our base for the climb. This is a 3 hours drive to our Base Camp in the Baksan Valley. (We can arrange internal flight for you, see included and costings).Day 3 Today we will trek to the Kashkatash glacier at 2,500m (8,202 ft). We will head out for an all day basic ice climbing course, learning how to use your ice axe, and moving on crampons on ice. We will head back down to Base Camp for the night.Day 4 Today is spent as an acclimatisation day. We will be trekking to the camping ground at 3,500m (11,483 ft) near the VCSPS Pass, carrying over equipment and food. We will then descent back to our Base Camp.Day 5 We will trek back up to our acclimatization camp near VCSPS Pass (3,500m/11,483ft). We will rest up and camp overnight.Day 6 We will trek up to the Pass at 3,700m (12,139 ft), climbing Mount Andyrchi 3,900m (12,795 ft). This is very straight forward and easy trek and we will sleep another night in tents under the stars.Day 7 We will trek up to the Pass at 3,700m (12,139 ft) and climb Mount Kurmychi at 4,050m (13,287 ft). This is an easy scramble, and great views all around. We will then descend to the Valley and overnight in our Base Camp.Day 8 Today will be spent as a rest day. You can use today for a sightseeing excursion to the Chegem Falls, however, this is optional. You can rest up and get all your equipment ready for your summit attempt.Day 9 This morning we will transfer to the base of Elbrus route (Azau place). We will transfer to the "Priyut ll" hut at 4,100m (13,451 ft). We will drop off our gear, have lunch and head out for an acclimatization walk to the "Rocks of Pastukhov" at 4,800m (15,748 ft). We will then descend back to the Privut ll and overnight in the hut at 4,000m (13,123 ft).Day 10 Today is our summit day. We will head out after mid night, the time will depend on the weather and the strength of the team. We will retract our steps up to the Pastukhov Rocks at 4,800m (15,748 ft) from the top of the rocks we will traverse left across the col between the two summits. We will move across the col and ascend the west peak to the true summit. We will top out onto a flat section and cross this section on easy terrain to the true summit of Europe’s highest peak. We will take our time and descend to the Valley. This is a long but rewarding day. We will sleep in our Base Camp in the valley.Day 11 This day may well be needed as we prepare to summit. As the weather can be very drastic in this region, if the conditions are not favorable we will hold off and use this day to go for the summit.Day 12 Today we will transfer to Mineralnye Vodyand. We will be up early and drive back out of the Baskan Valley to the airport for your domestic flight to Moscow and this ends our service in the Elbrus region.Day 13 International Flight home or onward journey. |
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Ready to go?Does this information excite you to take the next step towards achieving your goals in the mountains? If so, get in touch today. We pride ourselves on making sure that our clients have every opportunity to succeed on the mountains, including professional training advice, gear lists and video links on how to pack your bag, and much more. We are always available to answer any questions you may have by email, phone or skype, so contact us today! |
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