August 2, 2017
Elbrus Team with Caucaus Range behind them. (Mike Hamill)
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 alpine area Elbrus is actually in. Tons of peaks with lots of good climbing.
Team is back in the Baksan Valley this evening (now) and will head up to the hut on the mountain in the morning. Keep in mind, Elbrus region is 10 hours LATER than here at Mt. Rainier. Team has a couple of acclimatization days under their belts now but that’s not quite enough. We want another 2 nights at a higher altitude prior to taking that first summit shot.
We would LOVE to see their current weather continue. Absolutely nothing wrong with being a little lucky!
Phil Ershler