Beautiful Russia. Mountain Elbrus
Mountain Elbrus
Elbrus is the seventh miracle of Russia. An extinct volcano in the Caucasus, on the border of the republics of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachaevo-Cherkessia. Elbrus is located north of the Greater Caucasus Range and is the highest peak in Russia.
The height of the western peak is 5642 m, the eastern one - 5621 m. source
Mount Elbrus is mentioned in the myths of Ancient Greece. It was to this mountain that God Zeus chained Prometheus for giving fire to people. source
The first conquest of the eastern peak of Elbrus took place in 1829. The expedition was headed by Georgy Arsenyevich Emmanuel source
On the way to the highest peak of Russia - Mount Elbrus. Autor:Евгений Билецкий.
A cat from Nizhny Tagil, nicknamed Graf, along with his master conquered the highest mountain of Europe and the Caucasus - Elbrus. source
From myself: Once the cat could, then you can!
"Shelter of eleven", which is actively used by climbers around the world. This is the most high-altitude hotel in the world, and it got its name after in 1909 the chairman of the Caucasian Mountain Society Rudolf Leizinger and a group of ten schoolchildren camped there. source
Next will be exclusive pictures from: strahu-net.com Which are engaged in climbing the Elbrus
Sunrise from Elbrus
On top of Elbrus
Ice plateau Hotutau from the pass with the same name
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Cool guy ELBRUS 2014
Sunset on Mount Elbrus. source
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wow, how long did it take you to get to the top?
I'm afraid to disappoint you, but I'm not the author of these pictures. You can see where I got them from. They say the ascent to the Elbrus takes 3 days. One man climbed the Elbrus week with a barbell weighing 75 kg.