02- New Elbrus route: West Face Country / region: Elbrus Tourism type: Elbrus climb Array size: 3-15 Duration: Days 12, Nights 11 Price: 997.00 Euro

Price for a Group of:	For 1 PAX, Euro
3 -5 Pax	€ 1 208
6 - 7 Pax	€ 1103
From 8 Pax	€ 997

Exchange Rate Eu\Rub is 38\1.

The route on Elbrus from the West - this is climbing  by fair means, without  cableways, without ratraks, without  hotels and shelters. We guarantee that you have never seen similar Elbrus before: powerful ice formation, rock walls, including famous rock walls of Kyukyurtlyu. And no one person escept your group !

 At the end of the road  we  found a small (people`s)  resort  on the Djily-Suu mineral springs.  There on provide  warm bathes and numerous mineral water for  drink. Climbing route leads mostly by  glacier moraine, after a camping overnight  we climb snow-ice slopes to the rock ground on 4400m. It is a nice place - when the weather is good. From there  amazingly smoothly inclined slope leads to the summit.

Day 1.  Arrival to Mineralnye Vody or to Pyatigorsk. Arrival to Mineralnie Vody or to Kislovodsk, accommodation in the hotel in Kislovodsk, free time.

Day 2.  Transfer to the base camp on the glade of Dzhily- suu in the gorge of Ullu-Khurzuk. (5-7 hr).

Day 3. Acclimatization. (height of 3500 m). Jaunts and bathing in the mineral sources of Dzhily-suu.

Day 4. Up to the camp on the moraine (height of 3500 m). Acclimatization. Radial outings, training on the snowy- icy slope. 4-5 hours

Day 5. 

Up to the upper camp on the western shoulder at the height of 4000 m. Snowy-icy training on the slope. Going up a moraine 3 hours. From the 1^st camp 3500m 2 hours up to a saddle under the “Utyug” rock. Stony slope up to 20° steepness. Helmets should be available.

Day 6. 

Up to the camp on the western arm, to the of height of 4200 m.

The most complicated part of the route is on the way from the saddle under the “Utyug” rock (marked 1 on the picture) up to the place marked 4 on the Western plateau. The part 1-2 is a traverse 400m by a stony slope. Part 2-3 is a snowy slope 30° 40m, then 15° 60 m In place pointed 3 there is a place for a possible bivoic.

Up to the upper camp on the western arm to the height of 4700 m.

Part 3-4 up the snowy slope 20° 20 m, then traverse to the right from that slope 300m coming the Western plateu.

Day 8.  Rest day and preparing to the ascent, practical training concerning moving the snowy-icy relief, with the guide.

Day 9.  Ascending day. Early ascent (start at 3 o`clock. Ascent to the Elbrus Western 5642m and descent to the camp 4600 m. Night in the camp.

Day 10. Reserve day in the case of bad weather. Descent to the camp 3500 m.

Day 11. Descent to the base camp 2500m. Jaunts and bathing in the mineral sources of Dzhily-suu.

Day 12. Departure to Kislovodsk. Accommodation in the hotel.

Day 13. Breakfast, transfer to the Mineral Vody airport

Price include

1. “Alpindustria” staff company for all the program.
2. Transport. All transfers according to the program.
3. Accommodation. Double hotel DBL rooms: “Kislovodsk” – 2 nights HB
4. Accommodation in the base camp and way camps according to the program (11 nights). Accommodation in the tent.

5. An English -speaking guide.

6. Food. Full board in the Caucasus - breakfast in hotel restaurants. 2 meals when in the base and way camps + Pocket lunch while treks and climbing.
7. Use of group equipment (tents, ropes, kitchen)
8. Certificates on Elbrus expedition.
9. Cook service for Elbrus climbing.

10. Local and state tourist taxes:

    1. Passports registration;

    2. Border area Pass;

    3. Visa invitation;

    4. National Park permit for climbing

For extra pay only:

1. Additional food and drinks.

2. Single accommodation.

3. Equipment rental.

4. Extra night in Elbrus hotel if coming from Elbrus earlier than it was planned.

5. Excursions and entertainment in Kislovodsk.
6. Porters for group and personal equipment.

Not included:

Domestic and international air fare. Insurance.

Moscow service

Note. Climbers together with the guides carry all group and personal equipment during the expedition.