July 22, 2018 News from Russia this morning was good. ALL 11 team members plus guides on the summit in VERY good weather and conditions. One of our climbers was ready to call the saddle between the East and West peaks her high point but she dug deep, really deep, persevered and stood on top, […]
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Elbrus team Ready for their Summit Bid
July 21, 2018 Training and acclimatization are complete. Team spent today hiking up to the Pastohov Rocks, about a 3 hr hike. This was the last of their acclimatization climbs. Weather was pretty good – a little chilly but some sun and only a light breeze. Team’s in bed now (remember it’s 10 hrs […]
Elbrus Team Enjoys Acclimatization Hike
July 20, 2018 Team went to the hut yesterday and got in a hike before dinner. The cook took good care of the team when it came to meal time. Visibility was a bit reduced but conditions generally were very good. Another hut/acclimatization day tomorrow. All is good in Russia. Phil Ershler
Elbrus Team Acclimatizing & Training
July 19, 2018 Reasonable weather yesterday to get in some more acclimatization and also do some technique review on the lower slopes of Elbrus. Team is asleep now in the village of Terskol and looking forward to heading up to the hut on Elbrus tomorrow. A couple of gondola rides, a bit of hiking and […]
Elbrus Team Acclimatizes
July 18, 2018 Time to catch up with our team over in Russia. After finishing up a great day of touring in St. Petersburg, the team got on a plane and headed to the city of Mineralnye Vody. Sasha Sak, another guide friend with whom we work in Russia, met the team at the airport with […]
Elbrus Team Arrives in Russia, Settles In
July 15, 2018 Our first Elbrus expedition was back in 1989. IMG has run lots of expeditions since and our first for the 2018 season arrived in St. Petersburg on Sunday, 15 July. IMG lead guide, Jonathan Schrock, reported everyone arrived without issue AND with all their luggage. Igor Tsaruk, our partner in St. […]
That’s A Wrap On Elbrus
August 9, 2017 Time to tie a bow around our last Elbrus program and put this season to bed. Another great team, great weather and the results reflected both. No glitches getting to St. Petersburg from Mineralnye Vody and a good time was had there by all. Visiting both Moscow and St. Petersburg really is […]
Success On Elbrus
August 5, 2017 Always nice to report a successful summit, even nicer to report a successful summit AND return to the hut. Mike, Sasha and our final Elbrus team for 2017 had a great day this morning and a great summit. They got the job done and are already back at the hut. Some of […]
Elbrus Team Prepping for Their Summit Bid
August 4, 2017 It’s show time. Gang had a good walk to the Pastohov Rocks, a couple of hours above the hut. Good warm up and great acclimatization. The weather has cleared and they’re in bed now, ready to take a shot in the morning. Keep in mind, Elbrus time is 10 hours later than […]
Elbrus Team Enjoying Great Weather
August 2, 2017 The good stuff continues over on Elbrus. Mike, Sasha and crew enjoyed a training day (today) in pretty much great weather. You take one look at the photo Mike sent and you can certainly tell. When you look out at the Caucasus in the photo, you realize just how much of an […]