Mount Elbrus Climb

Why Choose Our Mount Elbrus Expedition in 2025?

Our carefully crafted itinerary is designed to provide you with the ultimate flexibility and comfort as you conquer Europe’s highest peak. Here’s what sets our expeditions apart:

• Summit Flexibility – We’ve built extra days into our schedule to ensure you have the flexibility needed for optimal summit conditions, guaranteeing a successful and stress-free climb.
• Exquisite Cuisine – Enjoy expertly prepared meals throughout the expedition, created by our talented local chef to keep you energized and satisfied during your journey.
• World-Class Guides – Our team features both veteran Russian-speaking assistant mountain guides and experienced American guides, each with over a decade of guiding experience in the Russian mountains, ensuring a smooth and professional delivery of your adventure.
• Comfortable Base Camp – Stay in comfortable dining huts on the mountain, complete with satellite phone and internet access, allowing you to stay connected and updated with daily dispatches on the team’s progress.
• Private Transport & Quality Accommodations – From private transport to and from the mountain to top-tier accommodations throughout the expedition, we ensure your experience is seamless, luxurious, and stress-free.
  Join us for an adventure where safety, comfort, and success are our top priorities. Your Mount Elbrus experience is waiting!

Join Mountain Professionals for a climb of this beautiful and accessible mountain in the heart of Baksan Valley of the Caucasus Mountain Range.

First climbed in 1829, Mt. Elbrus is the highest mountain in Europe and an excellent experience for the aspiring mountaineer. Standing 18,510 feet above sea level, a Mount Elbrus climb is the perfect challenge for those who have had some experience with mountaineering and are looking to test themselves at high altitude or on the 7 summits quest to climb all of the highest summits on each of the seven continents. Elbrus is a great next step on the road to peaks such as Aconcagua with Mountain Professionals.

Mount Elbrus is accessible from Moscow via an internal flight to the town of Mineralnye Vody. From here we take a 3 hour private van transport to the mountain village of Cheget and acclimatize in route to the mountain. We will spend several nights in the village to take in the views and culture before making our way to the start of the climb. A short drive brings us to the base of the mountain and a cable car ride to the Low Huts. Here we will take a day to relax, hike and acclimatize.

The following day we will ride an additional chairlift up to our high camp location at the Pruit Hut. This will be our base for the climb to the summit. We will use the slopes above to acclimatize and review basic skills. From the hut we will make a final climb up to the Pastokhov Rocks at 15,000′ in order to properly acclimatize prior to our summit climb.

The route travels via moderate snow and ice slopes up the glacier. After several hours ascending snow the slopes above Pastokhov Rocks, we begin to traverse toward the saddle between the East and West summits. A traverse along moderate terrain, leads to the West summit of Elbrus.

After the climb we will join in a celebration dinner back in the hotel and then transport back to St. Petersburg for the culmination of the expedition. You are free to build in extra time and see this amazing city, which is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Russia.

• Day 1: Arrive Moscow, team meeting and hotel.
• Day 2: Internal flight to Mineralyne Vody included and hotel in Baksan Valley, Hotel Night.
• Day 3: Day hike and acclimatization via chairlifts in Cheget up to 11,800 ft. Hotel Night.
• Day 4: Ride the cable car to toward the Low Hut, acclimatization walk on Elbrus, Hotel Night.
• Day 5: Ride the cable car to high huts, use this hut as base for our climb 14,000 ft.
• Day 6: We climb to acclimatize to the Pastukhov Rocks located at over 15,000 ft.
• Day 7: Summit day to the West summit of Elbrus
• Day 8: Extra day for summit attempt
• Day 9: Extra day for summit attempt
• Day 10: Return to the valley and overnight in the Hotel Povorot
• Day 11: Transport to Mineralyne Vody airport and return flight to Moscow included with hotel.
• Day 12: International flight home.

Mount Elbrus Climb Trip Cost Includes

• Mountain Professionals guides.
• Airport pickup upon arrival in Russia.
• Transports to/from Mineralyne Vody.
• Visitor invitation to Russia.
• Registration with OVIR.
• All mountain transports.
• Baksan Valley hotel all nights in Hotel Povorot.
• All hut or camping fees for the climb.
• All meals and cooking utensils on mountain.
• Snow Cat transport on summit day to Pastukhov Rocks.

Price does not include

• Items of personal nature, individual travel costs, delays, taxis, etc.
• Personal Russia entry visa.
• Personal clothing and climbing gear.
• International Airfare.
• Personal clothing or gear.
• Alcoholic drinks and personal snacks.
• Recommended Rescue/Trip Insurance.
• Staff gratuities.