Mt Elbrus – Southern Route - 8 Days

Arrival day. group transfer from Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) to Terskol, accommodation at the hotel, welcome briefing and orientation, signing waivers and required documentation, gear check and dinner.

Breakfast, acclimatization hike to Cheget peak (9,842ft-10,170ft) will take about 5 hours to hike, you will get your lunch box and enjoy a panoramic view of the Baksan valley and the twin summits of Mt Elbrus. Ascent of Mt Cheget and then return to the hotel where you’ll have dinner and spend the night.

After breakfast you will hike up to the observatory (10,170ft), then to the Devichi Kosy waterfall where you’ll have lunch. Return to the hotel, dinner and rest.

After breakfast you will go to a rental place to get the gear needed then take two trams and a chairlift up to the Garabashi lift station (12,467ft). Check into the Mountain hut. According to the situation you might go for hike to where Priutt 11 Refuge was situated. Lunch, meet with the chef and go over the menu, free time, dinner and rest.

Early morning breakfast, acclimatization hike to Pastukhov rocks(15,420ft) or higher (according to the situation and how everybody feels) here on the slopes of Elbrus a panorama of the Central Caucasus spreads out. Return to the refuge, lunch, time off, dinner and rest.

Rest day. Snow & Ice training with basic level self-arrest course. This is to prepare for your big summit day. Maybe a walk to the cafe(12,467ft). Dinner and go to bed yearly.

Today is the big day! An early start of 1am – 2am will follow an 8 hour ascent of Mt Elbrus. It is time to put all your skills into practice as you scale Europe’s highest peak! The day will end with a 4 – 6 hour hike back to the refuge or (according to the situation) all the way back to the hotel in Terskol,

Breakfast, going down to Azau, celebration lunch, transfer to the airport, or if planed, spend one or two more days in Terskol before transferring to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV).