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Created: Anastasia Pivnyuk
Last update: 20 Mar 2018
Elbrus South to North Traverse
| Activity type: | Mountaineering |
| Activity level: | Challenging |
| Availability: |
17 Aug 2018 - 26 Aug 2018 |
| Duration: | 9 Day(s) / Tour with fixed start dates |
| Price: | from $1100 |
Full description
The Elbrus South to North traverse consists of a pretty easy climb that allows for comfortable and quality acclimatization along with enjoying Elbrus views from different perspectives. You will get also the experience of climbing in roped parties and that of a very-very long day (though, you day wouldn’t be very difficult and long if you choose to use a Snowcat to cut short part of the southern route to an altitude of 5100m). Anyway, you should be in good physical shape since on the northern side of Elbrus there are no such vehicles to rely on.
Price includes
- Mountain guides: one leading guide for the program of Elbrus South to North traverse and several assistants for the day of summiting, with a strict proportion of 1 guide per three climbers. This means that if there are four clients in a group, there will be two guides for them. We have no limitation of attempts for the group to summit. However, if part of the group made it to the summit while some members failed to, summiting is considered successful, and any additional attempts are made for additional payment.
- Services of a cook.
- Hotel with accommodation in double and triple rooms. Duration of stay depends on the schedule.
- Accommodation in huts. Duration of stay depends on the schedule of Elbrus climb.
- All transfers mentioned in the itinerary (including lifts) – from and to airport / station.
- Meals three times a day throughout the trip. Dinner on the first day, breakfast – on the last.
- All required permits and registrations.
- Equipment for the group (ropes, ice screws, radios, first aid set, satellite navigators/GPS).
Not included in price
- Snowcat on summiting day.
- Single accommodation.
- Personal equipment.
- Any deviations to the original schedule.
Guide
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2001-2015 – 156 ascents (about 120 of them as a leader) to Elbrus with clients. Participated in Tequila-Jazz group concert on Elbrus.
2003, January – Free Spain, Osipova, 4b
2004 – Khan-Tengri peak (7010m), Lenin Peak (7135m)
2005, January – Ullutau, Burlutskiy, 5b2006. – Organizer and guide of the expedition to Lenin Peak (7135m), Kyrgyzstan
2007 – Participant of sports expedition to Broad-peak (up to 7900m.) and K-2 (up to 8000m.), participation in rescue operations on K2. Organizer and guide of the expedition to Lenin Peak (7135m), Kyrgyzstan
2008 – Organizer and guide of the expedition to Lenin Peak (7135m), Kyrgyzstan
2009 – Organizer and tour guide to McKinley (6193m), Alaska
2011 – Organizer and tour guide to McKinley (6193m), Alaska
Organizer and guide of the expedition to Chimborazso (6300m) and Cotopaxi (5900m), Ecuador
Guide of Indonesian disabled person, who was the first one to reach the summit of Elbrus (from the North) without the help of technical means
2012 – Organizer and guide of the expedition to Aconcagua (6957m), Argentina
Organizer and guide of the expedition to Lenin Peak (7135m), Kyrgyzstan
2013 – Kilimanjaro.
2014 – Ascent to Elbrus with ATVs, the certificate of the book of records of Russia is received, the height of 5250m is reached.
Ascent to Elbrus from the South with a person with disabilities (without prostheses).
2015 – Climbing Elbrus with a 10-year-old boy, Ararat, Kazbek, attempt to climb the Ojos Del Salado.
2016 – Successful expedition to lift the ATV to the top of Elbrus.
2017 – participant of Manaslu(8163m) expedition, Mustagh-Ata (7546m)< Lenin peak (7135m).
Location
Russia, Terskol, Kabardino-Balkaria, Elbrussky District
Day 1
Landing at Mineralnye Vody airport – preferably before 3 PM. Taking a 200km (3-hour) ride to mountain hotel, situated in the beginning of the 100km Baksan valley, almost on the slope of Mt. Elbrus. Meeting and having dinner with the guide.
Day 2
Morning acclimatization hike to Maid’s Braids waterfall (at 3000m) and further on, to the observatory (at 3500m).
Day 3
Taking a lift to Mir station (at 3500m) and making an acclimatization hike to an elevation of 4200m. Descent to the hotel.
Day 4
Taking a lift to the refuge and setting up there. After a snack, making an acclimatization hike to an elevation of 4400m, till the end of the ridge. Overnight stay in the huts.
Day 5
An acclimatization hike to Pastukhov’s Rocks (at 4700m).
Day 6
Rest day. Final preparations for summiting Elbrus.
Day 7
Summiting Mt. Elbrus (5642m), with an early start (at 2–4 AM) and possible use of a Snowcat. The proportion of guides and clients is strictly 1:3. Descent to a hut on the northern side.
Day 8
Reserve day. Descent to Emanuel glade, transfer to Terskol.
Day 9
Reserve day. Trekking to Narzan Valley or Terskol gorge.
Day 10
Transfer from Terskol to the airport at 7 AM (plan your flight with this in mind!). Probably there will be some time for a walk in Pyatigorsk after you reach the airport and leave your luggage there. On your own, you can visit also the well-known Russian poet Lermontov’s duel site.
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Last update: Sergey Baranov
(27 Aug 2018)