Elbrus Expedition Dispatch
July 20, 2016 – Photos from Our Amazing Summit Day on Elbrus
Now that we are back in the valley, we can begin to share some of the images from the beautiful day that we spent climbing to 18,510 feet - the summit of Mount Elbrus.
Vladimir Bakhmutov from Ukraine led setting a perfect pace that the entire team could keep up with on summit day
After we reached the summit plateau, we cached our packs and continued to the top.
Another team climbs onto the summit plateau of Elbrus while we were resting
Les and Scott on Elbrus Summit Plateau
Vladimir Kopylov from Moscow was always capturing photos on his iPhone
Climbing right to the summit
Vladimir Bakhmutov, who had led the whole way, graciously stepped aside to let the climbing members make the last steps to the top before him
Climbing high on Elbrus is spectacular
Father and son Bob and Nick on the summit of Elbrus
Stephen and Christina Rosen on top!
Jerry Trust did this climb to support Moses in Tanzania who is working to fight Hepatitis E, a deadly and poorly understood disease.
Devin carried the cancelled passport of the man who inspired him to come on this trip, Rob Dunn, to the top
Devin works for Molson Coors and he proudly carried a commemorative can of Canadian beer named for his hometown, Sackville, NB.
Soon after we got these photos the weather on top quickly changed to near white out conditions
Kale on top just before the weather changed
Bob climbing just before the weather changed
Vladimir B. as our weather took a change for the worse
Wild Woman, Jennifer Su, enjoys a snack on the top