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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

Johanna and Don on our cable car ride this morning

Micheline on her way up

Micheline on her way up

Neil, doing something that is very familiar to him, riding a chair lift at a ski area

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

We enjoyed watching kids on the ski team training

Don on the chair

Don on the chair

 We saw an interesting looking barbeque stand – might have to check it out later.

We saw an interesting looking barbeque stand – might have to check it out later.

Our big bags ride up alone on a chair

Our big bags ride up alone on a chair

Team with Elbrus Behind

Team with Elbrus Behind

The Real “Barrels”- Garabashi.  We like our Barrel better.

The Real “Barrels”- Garabashi. We like our Barrel better.

Don checking out our Barrel

Don checking out our Barrel

From Garabashi we could look across to the Observatory, 1000 meters below, where we were yesterday.

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

Team Descending from our high point at Refuge 11

Lazlo back at our barrel briefly before we descended

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.

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.

Before returning to the hotel we had refreshments at the Azau ski area.

”The trouble brothers” Neil and Dan

”The trouble brothers” Neil and Dan