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Elbrus mountain
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Elbrus ski and climb programs of 8/10/13 days
with Piatigorsk and Moscow option

Some times it is nice to leave from Baksan Valley 1 day earlier than scheduled flight from Min Vody and spend last night before leaving from the Caucasus at nice Piatigorsk town.

It is works well if scheduled departure flight is at the morning or at least not so late in the day. It is ancient Russian mineral water resort with cool restaurants and nice atmosphere


Mt.Elbrus.
 A two-peaked ice giant, crowns the panorama of Central Caucasus. It is at least 1000 m higher than its neighbors. Its two peaks have two volcano craters, which make the Eastern peak a little lower than the other (5642 and 5621 m).The Eastern peak still has an enormous crater 250m in diameter.

Whole of the massif is covered by a gigantic ice-cap. Therefore from Persian language the name of the mountain is translated as «Snow Mountain». Cabardin and Balkan people, local folks of these lands, call it «Mountain of Happiness».

The ascent of Elbrus is along the normal route, which is the most popular one in the Caucasus. It gives a possibility


The following plot includes mountain trek for enjoying mountain ridges and valleys intended to acquire necessary acclimatization. There is a possibility to change or cut down the suggested program of acclimatization, but taking into consideration the specific climate of the region, we find it necessary to spend certain time on the place.



The Caucasian ridge stretches for 1200 km from East to West, from the Black sea to the Caspian. Its width reaches 180 km. The chain separates Russia from the Caucasian region. The Greater Caucasus is traditionally divided into three regions: West Caucasus, Central and East Caucasus. The borders of these territories go along meridians that cross mt. Elbrus (5642 m) in the West and Kazbek (5033 m). It is between these two giants that the major part of the most beautiful mountains lies. The central valley along which flows the river Baksan has many side valleys, leading to the most famous and beautiful peaks of the Caucasus, such as Donguz-Orun (4492 m), magnificent ridges of Shkhelda (4300 m), Tchatyn (4368 m) with the well-known «rhomb», the legendary Ushba (4710 m) and of course mt. Elbrus (5642 m), the highest summit of the Caucasus. It is easy to reach mt. Elbrus region from Mineralnie Vody airport, which is connected by a network of roads with valleys on the northern slopes of the Caucasus.