2-Day Elbrus Climb from the South with Oxygen to the Western Summit

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Climb the higher Western summit of Elbrus at 5,642 m
• 02 Take on Elbrus from the south in just 2 days without acclimatization
• 03 Use oxygen equipment and a mandatory snowcat for ascent and descent
• 04 Stay overnight at a mountain shelter before your summit push

An exclusive option to help you climb one of the Seven Summits - Mount Elbrus (5,642 m) - in just 1 day without acclimatization. In the nonstop rhythm of deadlines, worries, and constant rushing, it can be hard to make space for a dream. Give yourself 24 hours to do exactly that and take on Elbrus from the south with oxygen support.

Give yourself 24 hours to do exactly that and take on Elbrus from the south with oxygen support.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Included · Budget

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Mount Elbrus

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Arrival in Mineralnye Vody and Transfer to the Shelter

• Early arrival at Mineralnye Vody Airport (until 10:00).
• Transfer to the Terskol settlement. We go to the rental office to collect equipment, continue to the cable car, ascend to the shelter, check in, receive instructions, and go to sleep early.

Overnight at the shelter.

2

Day 02

Elbrus Summit Climb and Departure

• Climbing Elbrus.
• The start is at 2:00-4:00 a.m., depending on the guide's decision. It is obligatory to use a snowcat for both the ascent and descent.
• Descent by cable car.
• Departure.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Accommodation in a hut, with the number of nights according to the program
• All transfers according to the program
• Cable car
• Snowmobile for ascent and descent
• Hot meals
• All necessary permissions and registrations
• One additional attempt in case of bad weather
• Guides, with a strict ratio of one guide per 3 clients
• Group equipment (oxygen equipment, rope, ice drills, walkie-talkie, satellite navigator, etc.)
• Personal equipment (double Scarpa Vega boots, crampons, thick down jacket, double mittens, gaiters, sleeping bag, ice axe, trekking poles, harness, lanyard, carabiners, medium backpack)
• Rental of a duffel bag for rental and personal equipment during the ascent
• Certificate of successful ascent

What's Not Included

• Single accommodation
• Personal equipment
• Guide's cook services in case of program changes
• Any costs caused by changes to the program

What to bring

• Documents
  • Valid passport
  • Airline tickets
  • Voucher (the form sent to you for obtaining the visa)
  • Insurance
• Personal equipment
  • Backpack
  • Sleeping bag
  • Ski/trekking poles - be sure to have rings of at least 70 mm
  • Crampons
  • Ice axe
  • Mountaineering lanyard
  • Helmet
  • Harness
  • 2 carabiners
  • 2 meters of 5 or 6-10 mm rope
• Clothing and shoes
  • Windproof and waterproof layer - pants and jacket, such as Gore-Tex
  • Fleece pants and jacket
  • Thermal underwear layer - top and bottom
  • Down jacket
  • Mittens
  • Thick gloves
  • Thin gloves
  • Bandana
  • Warm hat
  • Underwear, socks, and so on
  • Warm socks for summit day
  • Balaclava
  • Windproof face mask
  • Gaiters
  • Trekking shoes/trekking boots
  • Double or triple boots
• Travel accessories
  • Headlamp
  • Shower accessories, toothpaste, toothbrush
  • Sunglasses
  • Ski goggles
  • Vitamins
  • Thermos (1 litre, preferably without a button)
  • Sunblock and lip balm
  • Personal medical kit
  • Spare contact lenses or glasses
  • Knee supports

Know before you go

• To avoid disagreements between participants, we always climb the higher Western summit of Elbrus (5642 m) and not the Eastern summit (5621 m), as some other companies do.
• Important information:
  • Any exit from the shelter on the day of the ascent counts as an attempt.
  • For foreign citizens, if necessary, we can provide guest invitations for our tours.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Mineralnye Vody, Ставропольский край, Россия

Tour start

Mt Elbrus, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, 361616

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.