Elbrus Expedition Dispatches
Berg Adventures Mount Elbrus Expedition June 26 – July 13, 2014
Towering at 18,586ft/5665m, Mount Elbrus is revered as the highest peak in Europe. We are heading back to one of our favorite places, the Caucasus Mountains in the south of Russia with a great challenge in mind, to conquer this peak and one of the famed Seven Summits.
Climbing Mount Elbrus will not be our only objective. We will begin this adventure in the celebrated city of St. Petersburg and continue onto Moscow to explore the enriching culture of this great country before we embark on our climb. From the long, beautiful “White Nights” in St. Petersburg to the active spirit of the Caucasus region our seven climbers from Canada, the United States and Sweden are sure to experience a great adventure!
Follow along as we send updates from Russia.
Climbers:
- Dan Gormley
- Tom Gormley
- Micheline Thibodeau
- Leslie Suranyi
- Don Morgan
- Johanna Eneling
- Neil Aisenstat
Guides
- Wally Berg
- Karina Mezova
- Vladimir Bakhmutov
- Alec Oeytov
Latest News and Daily Dispatches:
- July 13, 2014 – A Photo Recap of Our Elbrus Expedition: Summit Day
- July 13, 2014 – A Photo Recap of Our Elbrus Expedition: Acclimatization in the Caucasus Mountains
- July 13, 2014 – A Photo Recap of Our Elbrus Expedition: St. Petersburg & Moscow
- July 11, 2014 – We are Back in Moscow, With Warm Memories of the Caucasus
- July 10, 2014 – Anatoliy Savejko’s Photographs
- July 9, 2014 – It is Still Snowing at the Barrels! But Beautiful in the Valley
- July 8, 2014 – A Special Summit Day
- July 8, 2014 – The Whole Team Stands on the Summit of Mount Elbrus!
- July 7, 2014 – Getting Ready for Our Summit Attempt
- July 6, 2014 – July 6 Was Our Welcome to Mount Elbrus Day
- July 5, 2014 – It Snowed All Night!
- July 4, 2014 – Refuge 11 at 4200 Meters and Return to the Valley
- July 4, 2014 – Looking Up to the Twin Summits and Perfectly Blue Skies
- July 2, 2014 – We Are in the Mountains Now!
- July 1, 2014 – A Warm Welcome into the Caucasus Mountains
- June 30, 2014 – The Team Explores Moscow
- June 29, 2014 – Saint Petersburg and Midnight train to Moscow
- June 29, 2014 – XXV International Marathon "ERGO White Nights"
- June 28, 2014 – Enjoying St. Petersburg
- June 26, 2014 – Dan Tom and Wally Arrive in St Petersburg
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