Mount Elbrus 2017 - skitouring trip

Elevation profiles
Interactive panorama from Prijut 11 (4050m), Mount Elbrus
Interactive panorama from the summit of Mount Elbrus (5642m), Russia


Toilet, Cheget style.

Toilet, Cheget style.



Amazing flora of Caucasus Mountains    Amazing flora of Caucasus Mountains    Amazing flora of Caucasus Mountains

Amazing flora of Caucasus Mountains.     



Border Area, Cheget Mountain.

Border Area, Cheget Mountain.



Donguz-orun and Nakra-tau.

Donguz-orun and Nakra-tau.



Cheget lifts after the main season.

Cheget lifts after the main season.



Cheget ski resort.

Cheget ski resort.



Ascending Mount Elbrus.

Ascending Mount Elbrus.



Acclimatization descent, pretty good skiing.

Acclimatization descent, pretty good skiing.



Toilet, Elbrus style, approach via fixed rope.

Toilet, Elbrus style, approach via fixed rope.



Prijut 11, dining room.

Prijut 11, dining room.



Mount Elbrus (5642m).

Mount Elbrus (5642m).



Above Prijut 11, Donguz-orun and Nakra-tau on the horizon.

Above Prijut 11, Donguz-orun and Nakra-tau on the horizon.



Sunset above Prijut 11.

Sunset above Prijut 11.



Cable car, Elbrus style.

Cable car, Elbrus style.



Ergonomics, Elbrus style.

Ergonomics, Elbrus style.



Mosque at Terskol.

Mosque at Terskol.



Shop, Terskol.

Shop, Terskol.



Cannon, Terskol.

Cannon, Terskol.



Sunrise, the summit day.

Sunrise, the summit day.



Donguz-orun and Nakra-tau.

Donguz-orun and Nakra-tau.



Ushba, უშბა (4710m).

Ushba, უშბა (4710m).



Shadows of Mount Elbrus.

Shadows of Mount Elbrus.



Sunken Snowcat.

Sunken Snowcat.



Approaching the saddle.

Approaching the saddle.



Above the saddle.

Above the saddle.



Few last steps to the summit.

Few last steps to the summit.



Our team at the summit of Mount Elbrus (5642m).

Our team at the summit of Mount Elbrus (5642m).



Descent, partly on skis.

Descent, only partly on skis.



Donguz-orun and Nakra-tau.

Donguz-orun and Nakra-tau.



Amazing flora of Caucasus Mountains    Amazing flora of Caucasus Mountains    Amazing flora of Caucasus Mountains    Amazing flora of Caucasus Mountains

Amazing flora of Caucasus Mountains.     



Terskol valley.

Terskol valley.



Terskol valley.

Terskol valley.





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