Elbrus Climb Russia (trip)

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Elbrus Climb Russia

  • St Petersburg Airport, Russia
  • Active & Adventure
Russian Federation, Europe

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Period offered: June-August. The provider (view their profile) can provide you with specific departure dates, final prices, and other information.


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from $4,600* per person15 DaysJune-August
Comfort accommodations Exertion level: 3
Operator: International Mountain Guides 12 people max
Our two-week expedition is a great way to climb Mt. Elbrus (18,841'), Europe's tallest mountain, and to see some of Russia. We'll fly as a group to St. Petersburg. After our climb, we'll head to Moscow and depart for home from there.

Most organizations travel in and out through Moscow and you'll miss an opportunity to see one of Russia's most impressive cities. Our Russian hosts will meet us at upon our arrival in St. Petersburg and handle all logistic arrangements within their country.

We'll spend two night and one day visiting St. Petersburg. We then fly to Mineralnye Vody and travel by bus to the Caucasus Mountains. Our base of operations is a hotel in the small town of Terskol. We will take several days acclimatizing, training and making practice climbs in the Caucasus. Good training terrain is available near by and we'll make use of it while acclimatizing and preparing for our attempt on Elbrus.

We then make our attempt on Elbrus. Summit day on Elbrus is STRENUOUS but not very difficult technically. It is close to a 5,000 foot day. Ice ax arrest, basic cramponing and rope travel are required skills.

We'll spend two nights on Elbrus prior to our summit attempt. The huts are basic but adequate.

The trip ends by our flying from Mineralnye Vody to Moscow. We'll have a chance to tour Moscow for a day and we will spend one night there. We have organized tours of both St. Petersburg and Moscow with an English speaking guide.

Our local guides are great climbers and great companions. They know their country well and support us through all phases of the trip. Having long-term friends and connections like these makes our trip special. It is very important to work with solid local help in Russia. This adds greatly to our enjoyment and safety. Join us to "knock off" another of the Seven Summits.

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Russian Federation, Europe

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Itinerary

Day 01    Depart the United States.
Day 02    Arrive in Frankfurt and connect with our flight to St. Petersburg. We'll be met at the airport and transfer to our hotel for the night.
Day 03    Sight seeing in St. Petersburg with English speaking tour guide. We will visit the Fortress of Peter and Paul, St. Isaacs Cathedral and take a boat ride through the canals in the afternoon. A second night spent at the hotel there.
Day 04    Fly from St. Petersburg to Mineralnye Vody and then transfer by bus to our hotel in the town of Terskol.
Day 05    Acclimatization hike. Night in Terskol.
Day 06    Training day at a nearby glacier. Technique review with emphasis on the French technique of cramponing. Night in Terskol.
Day 07    Begin our Elbrus climb. We will take the tram and ski lift to the Barrels Hut on Elbrus. Altitude is approx. 12,500 ft. From there, we hike about 1 ½ hours to our private hut at the site of the old Pruitt which burned many years ago. Altitude here is approx. 13,500 ft.
Day 08    This is an acclimatization day with a 2 ½ hour hike to a major rock landmark above our hut. A second night will be spent at the hut.
Day 09    Attempt Elbrus. Early morning start with almost 5,000 vertical feet of cramponing. Return to hut for the night.
Day 10    Return to the valley and our hotel in Terskol.
Day 11    Probable ice climbing day. We can also use this as a weather contingency day for Elbrus, if needed.
Day 12    Sight seeing day in the Baksan Valley. This day is also available as a weather contingency day, if needed.
Day 13    We will drive back to Mineralnye Vody and then fly to Moscow. An English speaking guide will join us during our sightseeing in Moscow that day. We'll spend our final night at a hotel there.
Day 14    We'll visit Red Square and the Kremlin during the day and then go to the airport for our flight to Frankfurt. Most folks will have a forced overnight in Frankfurt.
Day 15    Transfer back to the airport for flights home.

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