July 17, 2019
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- Boat ride on the Neva River (Jonathan Schrock)
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- Dinner in St. Petersburg (Jonathan Schrock)
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- Ready for the drive to Terskol (Jonathan Schrock)
Jonathan Schrock, Sasha Sak and Igor Tsaruk have greeted our first Elbrus expedition of the season, shown them a bit of St. Petersburg and got them all on their flight to Mineralnye Vody and the bus ride up to the town of Terskol. The trip is off and running and all is good. Acclimatization is the order of business now while in Terskol. There’s an observatory above town which provides a great objective for that first hike. A couple of thousand feet of elevation gain and some great views of Elbrus. Good way to start the program.
Stay tuned as the team works their way up Elbrus and ends the trip in the city of Moscow. Not a bad way to spend two weeks.
Phil Ershler