Mount Elbrus Climber's Log

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Arseny Semchenko

Arseny Semchenko - Aug 13, 2022 7:03 am Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2022

Successfull ascending from East | Eastern Summit (5621 m)  Sucess!

It was incredible and beautiful ascending! East Side of Elbrus has the most magnificent sceneric view at the Main Caucasus Ridge and Baksan Valley. Almost all way up is climbing over the lava flow(rocks with some ice) near the side crater. The slope is steep all the way. We have even had some sleep at the breaks, so it took 9 hours to reach the summit and 3 to get back. Recommend this side for everyone!!

Confeta

Confeta - Aug 4, 2020 10:17 am Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2020

hard, but 've succeeded  Sucess!

it was much harder than i imagined, though the weather was perfect - sun, no wind. it took 12hrs to the top from 3800m, and 4hrs back.

Wandering Yooper

Wandering Yooper - Jan 16, 2020 10:24 am Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2018

From the Southwest  Sucess!

The SW route is beautiful, and you will likely be the only climbers on it if you try it. It's nothing at all like the standard south or north routes. A mountaineer will actually enjoy climbing here.

JKJ12 - Oct 22, 2019 4:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2010

First 5k  Sucess!

Awesome trip to my first 5k. It was a cold but very clear day at the summit.

gordonye

gordonye - Jul 19, 2019 1:02 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2019

Classic south route  Sucess!

Climbed with 7 Summits Club, with Mike Chen, Jeremiah Condovano, Joel Castro, and 6 Russian climbers. Start of the climb was 4750 meters elevation.

Anodin

Anodin - Jul 15, 2019 7:46 am Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2019

Mt Elbrus, normal route, sleep high  Sucess!

We climbed Elbrus in 2 steps - first acclimatized and moved to Pashtuchova rocks - set up tents there and back to 3800m. The second step was to move to the tents in 4700 (Pashtuchova) and the next day to summit and descent back to Cheget area (2200m). We would have stayed longer in 4700m, however the weather turned bad on our summit day (July 10th) and we decided to descend all the way. No particular danger on the way, except sudden weather change to whiteouts.

niktho - Jul 4, 2019 8:27 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2017

Great summit push with warm weather   Sucess!

Wonderful mountain to climb, but very industrialized with a lot of scooters going up an down to the point where the summit push starts.

We had warm weather and less wind that made it a great memory.

jzheng18

jzheng18 - Jan 27, 2019 1:53 pm

Elbrus on foot via standard route  Sucess!

Supported expedition with guide. Climbed up entirely on foot and met up with standard route.

runout

runout - Dec 29, 2018 11:14 am Date Climbed: May 17, 2016

Both summits  Sucess!

solo from north side with ski

Matt McCullough

Matt McCullough - Dec 2, 2018 9:56 am Date Climbed: May 24, 2018

Summit via normal route and snowboard descent  Sucess!

Cloudy on top, but still nice weather and powdery snow for long snowboard run below.

homicide133

homicide133 - Nov 9, 2018 10:49 am

Re: Mount Elbrus summit: normal route from the top of the lifts/Pilgrim Tours huts

Great news and congrats. I'm heading over in May 2019 with my son to do Elbrus. Using Pilgrim Tours as well.

Woodie Hopper

Woodie Hopper - Sep 9, 2018 7:13 am Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2018

Mount Elbrus summit: normal route from the top of the lifts/Pilgrim Tours huts  Sucess!

Climbed on day two of our three day summit window with perfect weather and conditions. Fast summit (9 hours up and down)- climbed with Chris Oliver from Lakewood, CO. We had a great guide (Roma) from Pilgrim Tours. We really didn't need one, but guides are not expensive here, and our wives were happy! We didn't use the fixed ropes.

Lodewijk

Lodewijk - Sep 5, 2018 2:51 am Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2018

On the Roof of europe  Sucess!

Climbed the western (main) summit from the South together with Bart, Koen and Maarten. Climbed with Pilgrim tours.
Good weather on summit day: clear skies & strong winds.
Great to be standing on the roof of Europe! About 12 hours up and down on summit day.

boriskrielen

boriskrielen - Feb 6, 2018 8:36 am Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2000

Normal route  Sucess!

Climbed the normal route from Azau with climbing partners Ramon and Peter-Arjen.

S-P-U-T-N-I-K

S-P-U-T-N-I-K - Oct 11, 2016 11:57 pm Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2008

Top of Europe and Russia  Sucess!

Solo climb in two days. For photos and more informations (in German) see: http://www.hikr.org/tour/post7734.html

bobbyfm

bobbyfm - Oct 4, 2016 9:47 am Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2016

Standard route  Sucess!

After an unsuccessful attempt 3 days earlier managed to reach the top on the 23rd of August. I was with a very good friend of mine and being on the top of Europe with someone important in your life is an amazing feeling :) I didn't know that there could be such a perfect weather up there - no wind and no clouds at all. We used the light package of Pilgrim tours so they helped a lot with the visa support and all the necessary paperwork. I highly recommend their services.

ye2bnik

ye2bnik - Sep 6, 2016 9:02 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2016

Normal route  Sucess!

Climbed successfully from Azau, without cable cars or bobcats. First night in Barrels, next two night at Prijut 11 in the tent.
Ascent start 0:15am, summit 6:50am, back 12:30pm.

squick

squick - Aug 31, 2016 6:53 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2016

Up at sunrise  Sucess!

Had planned to climb both summits but was whisked up 2 days after climbing Kazbek so was too tired in the end. That said took a snowcat, which was an experience and then was first to the top (by about an hour) and saw the sunrise from the top. Not a particularly interesting mountain of itself but the views over the rest of the Caucasus were spectacular (including as far as Kazbek). Doing the Elbrus Cross might be more of a challenge for the budding alpinist.

project360

project360 - Mar 4, 2016 2:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2014

Walley's Window  Sucess!

A bit of unrest from family and friends leading to the climb due to political reasons, but positive thinking leads to a great expedition. Great teammates including long lasting mountaineering partners on other peaks around the world. Enjoyed perfect weather known as the "Walley's Window" which proved true. He is coming to the next Denali expedition as well!

swhitty88

swhitty88 - Jan 3, 2016 11:44 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2014

Successful despite bad weather  Sucess!

I climbed Mount Elbrus with Pilgrim Tours, and we successfully summitted despite snow, wind, and near white-out conditions. The skies cleared up as we made it to the saddle, and we had a great view at the top. I will keep this log short and simple, but if you would like to read my extensive trip report (with tons of photos), you can view it at http://www.greenadrenaline.com/blog/off-to-russia.

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