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Elbrus Day 5 – Friday July 13, 2012
Happy Friday the 13th!!! The Mountain Czars rocked the mountain today! It was a beautiful perfect weather day. After an early breakfast, we set off on another acclimatization hike. We climbed up to 10,000 ft albeit on a very uphill, steep and rocky path to Cheget Observatory. Along way we were treated to amazing panoramic […]
Elbrus Day 4 – Thursday July 12, 2012
We set out this morning at 9:00 AM for our first acclimatization hike. We hiked down into the village of Cheget crossing the Baksan River and then went up the mountain up to 11,000 feet. Everyone on the Mountain Czars Team did really well. We had a bit of a party at the summit with […]
Elbrus Day 3 – Wednesday July 11, 2012
We got off to an early start this morning with a 3:00AM wake up call. We packed and loaded our bags in the cars/vans and headed to the airport to catch a 6:00AM flight to Mineralnye Vody by way of a stopover in Moscow. Four hours later, we landed in Mineralnye Vody and ate lunch […]
Elbrus Day 2 – Tuesday July 10, 2012
Greetings everyone, we have a team name and we are the Mountain Czars. After a nice breakfast buffet at our hotel this morning, we set out touring this beautiful and lively city with a wonderfully well informed Russian guide who shared his encyclopedic knowledge of Russian history and art. We first started with the famous […]
Elbrus Day 1 – Monday July 9, 2012
A big hello from St. Petersburg in Russia as our Elbrus expedition is officially underway to climb the highest mountain in Europe. After a long journey with a few delays, our team is fully assembled as all members have safely arrived in town. Although most team members flew in from the USA, we had two […]
Gear for Elbrus
Unlike other expeditions such as Everest and Denali, you don’t need as much technical gear for Elbrus as long as you have high-altitude mountaineering boots, crampons, ice axe, backpack, trekking poles, sleeping bag, hard shells, soft shells, insulated down jacket and pants. Enjoy the photo of my preferred gear 🙂
Leaving for Mt. Elbrus expedition
The Quest for climbing the 7 Summits continues: next is Mount Elbrus in Russia known as the highest Mountain in Europe at an altitude of 18,510ft/5,642m. At the airport with the girls wishing me good luck and a safe climb.