Elbrus Expedition Dispatch
July 7, 2016 – Some More Photos from Mount Elbrus and our Last Day in the Caucasus
Todd Roadman expresses it well: "Life at the Barrels"
Rigging our harnesses the day before the climb - Sue Roadman ready to go!
Loaded on the snow cat ready to go 3:00 am
There was hours of step by step climbing, but the weather and conditions were perfect.
Vladimir from Kiev led the way for the entire summit climb
Day after summit day we headed down to the valley, our friend Chia from Japan, who had climbed Everest the spring and reached both summits of Elbrus the day before rode with us.
We drove by 4-wheel drive to beautiful lakes above the village of Beliem
And enthusiastic Vladimir Kapolov and Barry Stock appreciating the natural beauty around us
Team with our driver and Vladimir Kapolov
Betsy and Dale in the Caucasus Mountains
We stopped often to stretch our legs and take photos - In all we were driving and exploring the region for 10 hours
Betsy's Caucasus Wildflower Bouquet
In the city of Nalchik we rode chair lifts again in the City Park
We got ice cream and walked around with the locals
Some locals in Nalchik thought that we were a visiting rock band
Shashlik at Chegem Waterfall today; Time for lunch.
Chegem waterfall was cascading just outside the cafe where we had lunch
Betsy and Dale Krapf
Sue and Todd Roadman – our Shashlik lunch