Mt Elbrus 12-day guided ascent

Arrival to Mineralnye Vody airport. Then, a transfer will take you to Terskol village in the Baksan Valley. Accommodation in a hotel for the following two nights.

Acclimatization ascent to the Observatory of Elbrus (3,150 meters of height). After that, you will enjoy a party at a local bazaar. Overnight staying in the hotel.

A transfer will take us up to “Jantugan”. It is a climbers’ camp in the Adylsu River Valley. Then, a 2-or-3 hour walk up to the campsite on the “Green meadow”. We’ll set up our base camp here.

Besides that, during these days we will have some snow and ice training on the glacier and a ascent of the Peak Goumatchi (3.797 m) in the Main Caucasian Range. On the contrary, we can climb the Peak Viatau (3.742 m). Nights in tents.

*Optional*

A variant can be checking out of the hotel and take a bus transfer up to Elbrus village in the Irik-Chat River Valley. Then, after 3 or 4 hours of walking up we reach the campsite on the meadow (2.900 m). Base Camp installation in there.

Besides that, we will ascent the Peak Irick-Chat East (4.020 m) or presummit of the Peak Sovetsky Voin (4.012 m). Nights in tents.

Return by foot to the Elbrus village and bus transfer to the Terskol hotel. Overnight staying in the hotel.

We leave the hotel and take a 4-km transfer to “Azau”, the lowest station of the Elbrus Cable-Way. Then, we take a lift to the “Gara-
Bashi” Station (at 3.750 meters of altitude, the highest point). Accomodation in the “Bochki” (“Barrels”), a high mountain hotel, or in some other hut nearby.

After that, we will do an acclimatization hike to another hotel called “Priut odinnadtsati” (1:30 hours). Finally, we return down to “Barrels”.

Ascent to Pastukhov’s Rocks (4650 m) or a higher one, if you want (3-4 hours). Then, return down to “Barrels” (about 1:30 hours).

Ascent to the West Elbrus (5.642 m) or the East Elbrus (5.621 m). We must leave at 2 or 3 a.m. because it will take us 10-12 hours totally. Night and rest in “Barrels”.

We must reserve this day in case of bad weather conditions.

We will return to the Terskol hotel and sleep there.

Transfer to the airport in order to flight back home. End of the program.