• Georgia - Kazbek
• Mount Kazbek

Mount Kazbek, Mkinvartsveri, 5033 meters an extinct stratovolcano, is the most eastern five thousand meter mount of the Caucasus, located in the eastern part of the Central Caucasus, on the border between Russia and Georgia, in the eastern part of the ridge Khokhskiy. The last eruption occurred in 650 year b.c. (written in wikipedia). As on Elbrus, here also hundreds of climbers in summer season, and like Mount Elbrus, Kazbek has its own views and plans and can make severe unforgivable corrections to ANY plans and desires of people. Even lesser height than the Elbrus, Kazbek has other inimitable ‘surprises’. In general, it is physically easier then Elbrus (it is less for 600 m, and it is a strong factor), but technically more difficult. There are cracks and crevasses on the glacier route, there is a talus conglomerate, shooting stones and clouds of dust on track, there may be very severe wind forces on the summit camp and on route of climbing.

The entire route from village Stepantsminda to the top is very diverse and beautiful. In the beginning steep lifting through the pines to the church Gergeti Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, it’s the highest Europe Monastery, ascent to the pass Sabertse, on the moraine of glacier Gergeti, crossing the glacier, seracs of the glacier, Kazbek weather-station hut, the altitude chapel, a long transition to Kazbek ice plateau where the landscape is changing quite significantly if compared with the usual changes of mountain landscapes, the Plateau a harsh place, a place not for the amateurs, here can sleep only real mountaineers in the condition of classical wind, and, of course, climbing, in good weather awesome views from the top to the expanses.

Kazbek from the South — Georgia side.

Mount Kazbek 5033 m. The most eastern Caucasian five thousand meters mount, the highest point in Georgia, stratovolcano.

Route: from Georgia, from the South, from the village of Stepantsminda.

Ski-tour program with acclimatization in ski area Gudauri with nice ski-tour routes for 8 days.

Day 1. Arrival in Tbilisi. Meeting at the airport, transfer to the hotel in Gudauri. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2. skitour Saduele, 3307 m (including short transfers). Descent down, back to the hotel in Gudauri.
Day 3. drive to Kazbegi /4WD as far as possible upto 2200 m /ascend to hut. Accommodation and Overnight at the weather station.
Day 4. acclimatization /short skitour. Descent back to the weather station.
Day 5. climb Kazbek, 5047 m. Early rise. Ascent to the top. Descent to the weather station.
Day 6. A spare day in case of bad weather. Descent down.
Day 7. descend to Gergeti or down to the street /pick-up and 4WD to Kazbegi /drive to Gudauri.
Day 8. drive to Tbilisi /short sightseeing/drive to airport.

Kazbek map

*The tour can be realized with a group from 4 pax.

Necessary personal equipment :
Skitour equipment
Mountain ski-tour boots
Crampons
Harness + two or three carabiners
Ice-axe
Helmet
Trekking poles
Sunglasses (it is better to have two, one spare if breakage of main because the lack of it means no climbing).
Headlamp with spare (and preferably two) set of batteries.
Full list of equipment and clothes please see in a tab.

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