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Elbrus from Adylsu |
mount Djan-Tugan |
upper Adyl-su |
ELBRUS TOUR + ADYL-SU GORGE
The given 10 days program offers trainings before Elbrus summit in valley Adylsu using tents.
Adyl-su gorge is one of the most beautiful in the Caucasus. Not difficult route on
the motorway, passes on the pine forests and alpine meadows, gives good physical training before climbing Elbrus.
Short description of the tour
Day 1. Meeting in Min Vody airport. Transfer to Prielbrusye. Accommodation in private hotel in village Elbrus.
Day 2. Acclimatization hike to the Adyl-Su gorge, till the camp "Djan-Tugan"- bivouac.
Day 3. Continue the way to glade "Green Hotel" (2400m) - bivouac.
Day 4. Climbing to mount Gumachi (3805 m) or Via-Tau (3820 m). Descent to hotel in vil. Elbrus.
Day 5. Climbing to tourist's hotel "Gara Bashy" (3800 m) by cable-ways "Elbrus" and "Gara-Bashi".
Acclimatization hike till base "Priut 11" (4200 m). Returning to Gara-Bashi.
Day 6. Climbing for acclimatization to Pastukhov's rocks (4800 m). Returning to tourist's hotel "Gara Bashi".
Day 7. Climbing to a top of mount Elbrus. Descent to Gara-Bashi.
Day 8. Spare day for climbing. Descent to valley.
Day 9. Free day. This day we can walk to the Shkhelda gorge. Over the glade of Shkhelda river.
Day 10. Departure to Min Vody.
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The brief description of the tour
1st day. Arrival from Moscow (St. Petersburg, Munich etc.) to Mineralnye Vody airport. Meeting and transfer to Prielbrusye. Accommodation in private hotel in village Elbrus, dinner.
The road from Min Vody to hotel takes about 3-4 hours.
2nd day. Acclimatization hike to the Adyl-su gorge, then to the camp "Djan-Tugan"- bivouac.
The Adylsu gorge is one of the most beautiful in the Caucasus. Not difficult route on the motorway
passes on the pine forests and alpine meadows gets acquainted with the interesting object of nature -
Kashkatash glacier.
Above the Elbrus vil. (1770 m) from the Baksan highway is branched a
road to the glade of the Adylsu river, the right tributary of the Baksan river.
We need to go over the pine forest by the left bank of the river past the camp "Adylsu".
About in an hour we leave to the Shhelda river.
By the bridge there is a climbing camp of the same name. Behind the camp "Shhelda"
we overcome a small ascent, and then we descend to the bridge on the right bank of the Adylsu river.
The forest remains behind. Now it'll be found by separate sites. On the right bank is situated the
climbing camp "Elbrus". From it if to look in the side of the Baksan, the massif of Elbrus is seen.
On the left bank of the Adylsu river above the grey moraine slope the glade of the glacier Kashkatash opens.
From under the glacier rumbles and outflows a swift flow. Below the greenish ice breaks on a moraine
there is a pine forest and above the glacier - a sugar head of the Bgeduch summit.
This is a show of amazing beauty!
In two hours from Elbrus vil. we approach "Djan-Tugan" camp.
Under the camp - mineral springs. Here we camp.
valley Adylsu |
glacier Kashkatash |
Bashkarinskay moraine |
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3rd day. Continue the way to glade "Green Hotel" (2400m) - bivouac.
Above the climbing camp "Djan-Tugan" we cross the koshi (houses of the shepherds) glade.
The path comes nearer to the river. In some places above the water wire handholds are made.
Soon the path passes on the left bank of the Adylsu river, which here is called Djankuat.
In 20-30 minutes from the bridge we leave on a vast glade, below restricted by a billow
of a right bank moraine of the Bashkara glacier, and above - by the left bank moraine of the Djankuat glacier.
In the middle of the glade there is "Green Hotel" - a climbing hut (2400 m).
To reach that hut from the climbing hut "Djan-Tugan" will take 1,5-2 hours.
Here it is possible to choose a parking for a night. To the evening it's possible to
mount the ridge of the Bashkarinskay moraine and to admire a sunset.
Under the moraine, by the glacier, lies a beautiful lake. Below, behind the already
darkening Adylsu glade, in last glares of the sun burns Mt. Elbrus, below,
space filling the bottom of the glade, the creeps white mist. In the upper reaches of
the glade above the Djankuat glacier blaze snow summits.
Without luggage it is possible to go to the Djankuat glacier.
It's not more than 20 minutes walk to it. The glacier is retreating slowly; therefore its tongue consists of alive ice.
Green Hotel |
Djankuat glacier |
Djankuat glacier |
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4th day. Climbing to mount Gumachi (3805m) or Via-Tau (3820m).
Return to glade "green hotel". Lunch and descent to hotel in vil. Elbrus.
On the way back we can walk to the Shkhelda gorg,
over the glade of Shkhelda river.
On the course of the route tourists observe one of the largest glaciers of the Elbrus region - the Shkhelda glacier
and admire the summit that is very popular for the climbers.
Passing by the tourist base "Shkhelda" not turning to the paths leading down
to the river it is necessary to move hill up to the glade. Among the trees there is the
snow summit with black acuminate rocky needles now comes up and disappears - the peak "Kavkaz".
Soon we leave the forest to the alpine meadows. In front of them is well seen the tongue of the Shkhelda glacier
and in the depth of its glade are the rocky towers Shkheldatau.
Behind the left bank of the Shkhelda river- the path is splitted by the spring of Geologists.
The upper one goes on the moraines ridge to the glacier, the lower - to the last pine island,
where by the tongue of the glacier and the lake, there is the end of the route. Altitude 2250 m.
The length of glacier Shkelda 9 km, ?nd 8 sq.km. The returning to vil. Elbrus takes 1,5 hour.
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5th day. Climbing to tourist's hotel "Gara Bashy" (3800 m) by
cableways "Elbrus" and "Gara-Bashi".
From the Azau Glade up by the aerial tramways "Elbrus-1" and "Elbrus-2" and the chair-cable lift
"Gara-Bashi". Accomodation in camp base "Gara Bashy", dinner.
Training hike till base "Priut 11" ("To the Shelter of Eleven"). From Gara-Bashi
to the "Shelter of Eleven"
the path is made over the snowfields. The marking sticks mark the path. The motion direction is the north.
Don't deviate of the path because the glacier on which the path is made has many crevasses covered by snow.
The path comes to the Shelter of Eleven. Its altitude is 4,200 meters above sea level.
From here you can see the wonderful views of the mountains of the Central and West Caucasus.
The both summits of Mount Elbrus are seen on the north. On
the east, southeast and south you can see the Greater Caucasian Range and its northern spurs. The ranges
of Svanetia (Gorgia) are seen behind the Greater
Caucasian Range, on the Southwest, behind the Hotu-Tau Range, the West Caucasus and its ranges
are seen.
After the rest skiing down to the Gara-Bashi along the ascent line.
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6th day. Climbing for acclimatization to Pastukhov's rocks (4800 m).
For the acclimatization effect there have to be two nights on altitude 4000m with climbing to Pastukhov's rocks (4800 m) on first day.
Skiing to tourist's hotel "Gara Bashi".
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7th day. Early morning climbing to a top of mount Elbrus.
The beginning of climb is planed in 2 a.m., in direction of the Pastukhov Rocks (4,800 m),
then to the saddle of Elbrus, here tourists have one hour rest and go to the
Western or Eastern summit. Skiing to a camp "Gara Bashi" more info..
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8th day. Spare day for climbing. Descent to valley. Accomodation in vil. Elbrus.
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9th day. Free day. On this day we can transfer to resort Nalchik - capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, with visiting of hot springs. Hotel accommodation 3* in park area. Evening excursion around the city. Dinner in the park.
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10th day. Transfer to Min Vody airport. Departure to Moscow.
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The cost of tour - 29,000 Rubles/per person, for a group from 3 persons.
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The cost includes:
1. Transfer Min Vody airport - Prielbrusye - Min Vody.
2. Accommodation in private hotel in vil. Elbrus, according the programme 4 days.
3. Accommodation in barrels Gara-Bashi, according the programme 3 days.
4. Three meals a day (breakfast and supper in hotels, dinner - packed lunch).
5. All internal transfers.
6. Cable-ways.
7. Qualified guide-instructor for acclimatization and climbing.
8. Guides for climbing day, one guide for 3-4 persons.
9. Cook in barrels "Gara-Bashi".
10. Visa support, local registration, National Park fee, boundary permit.
The cost doesn't include:
1. Snow-tractor.
2. Equipment.
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The necessary equipment
| The personal equipment |
The group equipment |
| 1. The tourist plastic boots |
1. The first - aid set |
| 2. The ice axe or the alpenstock |
2. The electric torches |
| 3. The sleeping bag |
3. A rope |
| 4. Crampons |
4. Tents |
| 5. Tourists rug |
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| 6. Rucksack |
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| Summer shedule 2012 | 8 days tours | 10 days tours | 8 days tours | 10 days tours |
| June | 16.06 | 23.06 | | |
| July | 07.07 | 14.07 | 21.07 | 28.07 |
| August | 04.08 | 11.08 | 18.08 | 25.08 |
| September | 01.09 | 08.09 | | |
The costs of programmes per person in Rubles.
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Mount Elbrus
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Elbrus North tour-11 days
About Prielbrusye
Prielbrusye map and hiking tours
Summer tours:
Fast climb - 8 days
Elbrus&Adyl-su gorge
Elbrus&Irik-chat gorge
Elbrus climb through gorge Terskol
Winter tours:
Elbrus ski-tour - 8 days
Skitouring in Elbrus region
Elbrus ski-tour&mt. Kogutai
Elbrus ski-tour&gorge Azau
Bezengi gorge
tourist camp Bezengi
Bezengi wall
North massif
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2011-11-22 10:51:58
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Lyana
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nalchik.ru/webcam/krugozor
webcam on second lift on Elbrus
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2011-11-22 10:01:17
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Lyana
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www.nalchik.ru/webcam/azau Here is Azau glade online. Its one working yet. Others will also work soon.
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2011-11-19 19:58:04
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Неизвестный
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Hi Lyana. Last year you had a link to some webcam, have they been dismounted??
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2011-09-04 14:27:52
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manuel
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I am interested in climbing Mount Elbrus in August 2011 and would like to contact people who have climbed Mount Elbrus to tell me about your experience, and people intending to climb it for next year, thanks (leunam1310@hotmail.com)
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2010-06-21 13:20:49
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Angel del Pozo
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Hi there, I am goint to the hotel on 6 or 7 july. And I need for my visa in Spain one letter from you with an invitation. It is really urgent
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