Mount Elbrus Climb
8 days Grade D Mainly Supported
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This is the shortest programme we have for Elbrus. Primarily this is for the
well-acclimatised and those wishing just to climb Elbrus.
For background information on this programme and facilities in the Baksan
Valley please see the 13 day programme page. This trip is only suitable for the partly acclimatised or those who acclimatise
well. If you are uncertain how well you perform at altitude we strongly
recommend our 13 day trip which provides an adequate period of acclimatisation
for the ascent.Programme
Day 1
Arrive in Mineralny Vody airport. Private bus transfer to our
base hotel in Baksan Valley.
An overnight flight from London connects with the
Mineralny Vody flight, others may consider staying overnight in Moscow with an
optional city tour.
Day 2 Acclimatisation walk from hotel to Cheget Karabashi summit, 3404m - a
magnificent viewpoint over Elbrus.
Day 3 Ascend cable car system to Garabashi Huts. *Possible acclimatisation walk to Pastukhova Rocks.
Day 4 Attempt on Elbrus or acclimatisation walk to Pastukhova Rocks.†
Day 5 Attempt on Elbrus.†
Day 6 Attempt on Elbrus.
Day 7 Descend to our hotel in the Baksan Valley.
Day 8 Drive back to Mineralnye Vody airport. * If Garabashi huts are full you may have to use the Diesel Hut or camp in the
vicinity of the former "Priut 11" refuge.
† If Elbrus is climbed on day 5 or 6 you will descend to the hotel and some
valley walks will be organised.
Private Trips
A similar programme to the above can be run at any time of the summer for
individuals or private groups.
Please contact us for further information. If we do not have a group of 6+ we reserve the right to either cancel the trip
and return your deposit or run the trip with a surcharge. The surcharge depends
on the final number of people travelling. There is a single supplement of
€70 for the hotel.Included in the cost
- Russian visa support documents
- all permits and official registration
- accommodation as per the program
- food - full board basis
- English speaking guide throughout the trip
- part-portered and fully guided
- land transport as per above program from MRV return
Not included in the cost:
- visa issue
- tips
- insurance - see below
- snow cat - if used for Elbrus (optional)
- additional transport, accommodation, flights other than in above program
- international flights - see above for cost and below for other details
Terrorism and your Security
The Caucasus have recently been on some countries' Office of Foreign Affairs
"not recommended to travel to lists" (eg UK).Many countries have no
restrictions and the area remains a popular international tourist destination.
The Elbrus area has so far been hardly affected by terrorist activities and at
present we expect to continue running trips here as we have done for the last
fifteen years. We do monitor the situation and do appreciate insurance
complications may arise if you are travelling to the area details. After making your booking, should the situation in the area deteriorate to
the extent that we have to cancel, alter or curtail the trip at short notice, we
will refund all monies paid other than those associated with non-refundable
expenses such as flight deposits or payments. UK citizens, and others, may wish to discuss insurance implications and
solutions with us. Flights
If you wish to obtain your flights just into Moscow we will need to know which
airport you fly into before we can obtain your flight from Moscow to Mineralny
Vody. This is to ensure the flights connect.
We prefer to arrange Aeroflot flights via the Moscow airport SVO1 for this
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