Skiing and Mountaineering

Elbrus 5642 m - the highest top in Europe

KavkazSkiTur Ltd operates as local company and propose to travel agencies, guides, mountaineers, groups to organize climbing on Mount Elbrus.

Mount Elbrus attracts mountaineers from all parts of the world. The routes to Mt. Elbrus are not difficult. It is possible to reach the peak without having a high-degree qualification. From the point of view of modern mountaineering as a sport Elbrus does not present any insurmountable difficulty. There are many routes leading to its peaks, and they are all comparatively easy. The main dangerous during an ascent are the snow-covered crevasses in glaciers and the low temperatures.

The simplest and the most popular is “Classical Climbing Elbrus” by lifts/cable-way “Elbrus”, beginning from Azau glade (2350 m):

1st line – st. “Azau” – st. “Stary Krugozor” (3000 m).
2nd line – st. “Stary Krugozor” – st. “Mir” (3500 m).
3rd line – st. “Mir” – st. “Gara Bashi” (3850 m).

Our main summit and base-camp is situated on mountain hotel “Gara-Bashi” (3800 m). It represents 10 “barrels” for 6 persons each, of cylinder form (in Russian so-called “Bochki”), for 80 persons generally. There are two dining-rooms for 15 persons each, including gas stoves on liquid gas. Every barrel has electricity with electric heating.

For the acclimatization effect climbers stay two nights on altitude 3800-4000 m.
First day acclimatization ascent to Pastukhov’s rocks (4800 m).
Second day early morning begins the ascent to mount Elbrus. The way goes in direction of the Pastukhov’s Rocks (4,800 m) over the snow-ice field. Ascend directly ups 300-400 meters from the Pastukhov’s Rocks and then smoothly turn left across the slope and reach the saddle 5300 m.

There are snow tractors – special mountain tractor, which can take till Pastukhov’s Rocks in several minutes.

It takes 5 or 6 hours from the Priut huts to the saddle. On the left side of the saddle, under the west summit slopes, near the beginning of the snow mould the hut construction is situated. At the distance of 250 – 300 meters above the hut turn from the saddle and over the snow slope with the simple rock places up to the rock shoulder. From the shoulder over the wide horizontal plateau come to the round on the Mount Elbrus west summit (5,642 meters). It takes 1,5 or 2 hours from the saddle to the summit. It takes 3,5 or 4 hours for the descent to the Priut hut going along the ascent line.

Our Tours

Elbrus south side

    Barrels Gara-Bashi 3800 m.

    ELBRUS SKI-TOUR | 8 days

    APRIL 01 April - 08 April 07 April - 14 April 15 April - 22 April 21 April - 28
    per person
    8 days / 7 nights
    Mt Elbrus, South route
    Climbing Elbrus, Ski-tour
    Ski-tour on Elbrus

    ELBRUS SKI-TOURS - 10 days trip

    APRIL 21 April - 30 April MAY 07 May - 16 May JUNE 01 June - 10 June Skiing on
    per person
    10 days / 9 nights
    Mt Elbrus, South route
    Climbing Elbrus, Ski-tour

    Elbrus Climb through gorge Terskol – 8 days

    The route passes along a road made in 1938. Along that road the building stuffs for the building “Priut 11”
    per person
    8 days / 7 nights
    Mt Elbrus, South route
    Climbing Elbrus

    ELBRUS CLIMB SOUTH SIDE – 8 days!

    The program allows beginners and trained tourists to climb the highest top of Russia and Europe. During the acclimatization period,
    per person
    8 days / 7 nights
    Mt Elbrus, South route
    Climbing Elbrus

    Climbing Elbrus + Irikchat gorge | 10 days

    10 days program with hiking in Irik-chat valley – one of the most beautiful in the Caucasus. Not difficult routes
    per person
    10 days / 9 nights
    Mt Elbrus, South route
    Climbing Elbrus