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Time to catch up with our team over in Russia.\u00c2\u00a0After finishing up a great day of touring in St. Petersburg, the team got on a plane and headed to the city of Mineralnye Vody.\u00c2\u00a0Sasha Sak, another guide friend with whom we work in Russia, met the team at the airport with their private ground transportation and they then made the 3-4 hour drive to the Baksan Valley and the village of Terskol.<\/p>\n
Next day was the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first acclimatization hike.\u00c2\u00a0There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an observatory a couple thousand vertical feet above the valley and it makes for a perfect acclimatization hike.\u00c2\u00a0Plus, if the clouds cooperate, the views of Elbrus are pretty darn good.<\/p>\n
The crew is on the lower slopes of Elbrus today.\u00c2\u00a0More acclimatization and an opportunity to get in a little technique refresher.\u00c2\u00a0We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got the time, we need the acclimatization, so \u00e2\u20ac\u201c why not?<\/p>\n
So far, so good.<\/p>\n
Phil Ershler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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