utclimber - Jun 8, 2010 8:30 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2010
Normal Route
Rode ski lifts to the Barrels Hut, then hiked up and set camp just above the Diesel Hut. Spent the next day acclimatizing. Had perfect clear weather on summit day, and not too cold. A bit crowded, but late May/early June seems like the perfect time to visit. I used Pilgrim Tours Lite Package, and it was a great service to make the logistics simple. The Caucasus mountains are an incredible range.
JesperMF - May 22, 2010 3:11 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2009
Std. Route
Climbed it in August 2009. The whole caucasus area is magnificent. We first climbed Mt. Gumachi & Cheget for acclimatisation.
We had great weather on the whole trip, and Elbrus is a magnificent mountain, but it was a bit crowded when i was there, due to a big Korean group.
attimount - Nov 16, 2009 11:59 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009
Normal Route
No summit. Terible bad weather, wait in tent for 4 days, and then when I tried I had to turn back from the saddle. Of course on my last day I took the car to airport, in a sunny perfect day.
Realy disappointed with everything aroud that mountain, I won't returne soon.
WouterB - Nov 15, 2009 6:18 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009
Bad weather
Will have to try again.
Labranche - Oct 9, 2009 3:29 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2009
Seven Summits #2
I was part of a Canadian expedition, using logistical services from Pilgrim Tours, that reached the summit, as a team, this August 2009. It's very windy on the summit. The mountain is filled with human waste. It's quite appalling. Hopefully the local government will take control of the mountain in the new few years, and arrange to have it cleaned.
hasemann - Sep 16, 2009 10:57 am Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2009
Normal route
I climbed the west summit of Elbrus on July 21th 2009. Beautiful sunrise but the weather turned bad afterwards so no view from the summit. But a wonderful day :-)
Ozclimb - Aug 31, 2009 2:24 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2009
Elbrus
Early morning start in great weather but windy and very cold at the summit. Was sick the whole trip which made it my hardest climb, I could barely breathe due to illness. Was well worth it.....even the house of pain and the house of horror at the barrells!!!!! :-)
brade - Aug 10, 2009 7:20 am Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2009
Ivona - Aug 7, 2009 1:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2009
from Azau normal route
Very dirty area...and view of ratracs really sad..but when you look at the other side of this mountain,wonderful rest of Caucasus it is the only reason to climb there.I reached the summit with Radek brade in a beautiful weather
Moogie737 - Jul 20, 2009 9:57 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009
Via Dump Truck to Garabashi Station!
With Kristan, Todd, Zig, Sasha and Konstantin at 11 a.m. Gale-force winds, low visibilty and cold temps couldn't dampen our elation at reaching the summit, but this was no picnic of a climb. Fewer than 30 climbers reached the summit on this day. Because the cable car/chair lift was out of operation we ended up reaching the barrels huts the previous day by riding in the back of an army-surplus dump truck, a ride which puts anything at Six Flags to shame!
lefty - Jul 6, 2009 10:48 am Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2009
Normal route
I spent one night at the barrels and two nights at the Diesel hut before summitting. It was a cold and windy day.
mthomas - Mar 1, 2009 10:55 am Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2007
Normal Route
Climbed Elbrus in slightly more than 24 hours round trip with Alex Trubachev after being acclimatized on Dykh-Tau.
MackoS - Feb 24, 2009 12:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2001
Normal route
First Day: Azau to Priut (Diesel)
Second Day: Summit
Third Day: Return to Azau
lexluther - Sep 14, 2008 12:40 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2007
andre hangaard - Jul 31, 2008 6:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2008
Solo from Azau
I was very lucky with the weather. Have planned this day back home for more than a year. Walked straight from Azau up to Diesel hut. Spent the night in one of the neighbouring smaller huts. One day to acclimatize up to 5000m and back to the hut. On the third day I summited after a strenuous 10 hours climb. 10:15am up on the west summit, normal route. A beautiful day with very light winds. It became incredibly hot on the descent on the glacier on the lower slopes. The Pilgrimtour's "Light package" was excellent. Everything worked out just fine!
andiy - Jun 29, 2008 3:40 pm Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007
normal route
i summited Mt.Elbrus with a friend of mine.The weather was perfect and the route was extremely crowded .It was the second attempt. during the first one , we had a narrow escape from the storm on the north route
Shirley Lam - Jun 27, 2008 1:10 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2008
West & East summits
More crowded and touristy than imagined! Great weather during our summit push and beautiful views from the top.
utclimber - Jun 8, 2010 8:30 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2010
Normal RouteRode ski lifts to the Barrels Hut, then hiked up and set camp just above the Diesel Hut. Spent the next day acclimatizing. Had perfect clear weather on summit day, and not too cold. A bit crowded, but late May/early June seems like the perfect time to visit. I used Pilgrim Tours Lite Package, and it was a great service to make the logistics simple. The Caucasus mountains are an incredible range.
JesperMF - May 22, 2010 3:11 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2009
Std. RouteClimbed it in August 2009. The whole caucasus area is magnificent. We first climbed Mt. Gumachi & Cheget for acclimatisation.
We had great weather on the whole trip, and Elbrus is a magnificent mountain, but it was a bit crowded when i was there, due to a big Korean group.
attimount - Nov 16, 2009 11:59 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009
Normal RouteNo summit. Terible bad weather, wait in tent for 4 days, and then when I tried I had to turn back from the saddle. Of course on my last day I took the car to airport, in a sunny perfect day.
Realy disappointed with everything aroud that mountain, I won't returne soon.
WouterB - Nov 15, 2009 6:18 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009
Bad weatherWill have to try again.
Labranche - Oct 9, 2009 3:29 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2009
Seven Summits #2I was part of a Canadian expedition, using logistical services from Pilgrim Tours, that reached the summit, as a team, this August 2009. It's very windy on the summit. The mountain is filled with human waste. It's quite appalling. Hopefully the local government will take control of the mountain in the new few years, and arrange to have it cleaned.
hasemann - Sep 16, 2009 10:57 am Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2009
Normal routeI climbed the west summit of Elbrus on July 21th 2009. Beautiful sunrise but the weather turned bad afterwards so no view from the summit. But a wonderful day :-)
Ozclimb - Aug 31, 2009 2:24 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2009
ElbrusEarly morning start in great weather but windy and very cold at the summit. Was sick the whole trip which made it my hardest climb, I could barely breathe due to illness. Was well worth it.....even the house of pain and the house of horror at the barrells!!!!! :-)
brade - Aug 10, 2009 7:20 am Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2009
Normal Route...with Ivona. Great experience.
(What a dump...)
Ivona - Aug 7, 2009 1:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2009
from Azau normal routeVery dirty area...and view of ratracs really sad..but when you look at the other side of this mountain,wonderful rest of Caucasus it is the only reason to climb there.I reached the summit with Radek brade in a beautiful weather
Moogie737 - Jul 20, 2009 9:57 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009
Via Dump Truck to Garabashi Station!With Kristan, Todd, Zig, Sasha and Konstantin at 11 a.m. Gale-force winds, low visibilty and cold temps couldn't dampen our elation at reaching the summit, but this was no picnic of a climb. Fewer than 30 climbers reached the summit on this day. Because the cable car/chair lift was out of operation we ended up reaching the barrels huts the previous day by riding in the back of an army-surplus dump truck, a ride which puts anything at Six Flags to shame!
lefty - Jul 6, 2009 10:48 am Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2009
Normal routeI spent one night at the barrels and two nights at the Diesel hut before summitting. It was a cold and windy day.
mthomas - Mar 1, 2009 10:55 am Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2007
Normal RouteClimbed Elbrus in slightly more than 24 hours round trip with Alex Trubachev after being acclimatized on Dykh-Tau.
MackoS - Feb 24, 2009 12:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2001
Normal routeFirst Day: Azau to Priut (Diesel)
Second Day: Summit
Third Day: Return to Azau
lexluther - Sep 14, 2008 12:40 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2007
Elbrus SkitourI did Mt. Elbrus as a skitour in May 2007. We had good luck with the weather conditions and the whole team reached the summit. See the full photo album at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexlichtenberger/sets/72157600767488997/
Jeroen Messing - Sep 14, 2008 11:03 am Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2008
ElbrusReached the summit on aug 29th 2008 in very bad weather, almost no visibility on the summit.
Pictures on: http://www.jeroenmessing.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=63
kevin trieu - Aug 25, 2008 8:47 pm
What a dumptrash, crowd, trash...
Jelena - Aug 2, 2008 3:09 am
DirtyVery dirty mountain. Summit many time.
andre hangaard - Jul 31, 2008 6:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2008
Solo from AzauI was very lucky with the weather. Have planned this day back home for more than a year. Walked straight from Azau up to Diesel hut. Spent the night in one of the neighbouring smaller huts. One day to acclimatize up to 5000m and back to the hut. On the third day I summited after a strenuous 10 hours climb. 10:15am up on the west summit, normal route. A beautiful day with very light winds. It became incredibly hot on the descent on the glacier on the lower slopes. The Pilgrimtour's "Light package" was excellent. Everything worked out just fine!
andiy - Jun 29, 2008 3:40 pm Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007
normal routei summited Mt.Elbrus with a friend of mine.The weather was perfect and the route was extremely crowded .It was the second attempt. during the first one , we had a narrow escape from the storm on the north route
Shirley Lam - Jun 27, 2008 1:10 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2008
West & East summitsMore crowded and touristy than imagined! Great weather during our summit push and beautiful views from the top.