Elbrus Expedition Dispatch
July 4, 2014 – Refuge 11 at 4200 Meters and Return to the Valley
Johanna and Don on our cable car ride this morning
Micheline on her way up
Neil, doing something that is very familiar to him, riding a chair lift at a ski area
We enjoyed watching kids on the ski team training
Don on the chair
We saw an interesting looking barbeque stand – might have to check it out later.
Our big bags ride up alone on a chair
Team with Elbrus Behind
The Real “Barrels”- Garabashi. We like our Barrel better.
Don checking out our Barrel
From Garabashi we could look across to the Observatory, 1000 meters below, where we were yesterday.
Team Descending from our high point at Refuge 11
Lazlo back at our barrel briefly before we descended
Back at the bottom of the ski lifts. Anyone who has been to Elbrus in the summer will understand this representation - local sun lovers.
Before returning to the hotel we had refreshments at the Azau ski area.
”The trouble brothers” Neil and Dan