Mt. Elbrus, Russia: July 2005

Towering over the Caucasus Mountains near the border of Russia and Georgia,
Mt. Elbrus proved to be an excellent start to our 7 Summits Challenge.
The most difficult part to this climb proved to be the logistics of
traveling in Russia. Mark and Rob arragned everything on their own,
opting to make this a self-guided trip. Everything went as planned,
except for 3 out of 4 bags being lost on the short London-St.Petersburg
flight. Once that was taken care of, it was a text book ascent under
excellent conditions. The highlight was a ski descent from just below
the summit, making the long trek up with skis a worthy choice!
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