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Elbrus
Summit
of
Europe,
5642m
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No,
the
Mont
Blanc
is
not
the
highest
mountain
in
Europe!
In
fact
it
is
not
even
in
the
top5
as
there
are
many
higher
mountains
in
the
beautiful
but
war-torn
Caucasus.
Enjoy
the
enormous
snow
slopes
and
celebrate
with
cheap
Vodka!
Facts
&
Figures
| Height |
Elbrus
has
two
summits,
the
west
summit
is
the
highest:
5642m,
the
east
summit
is
just
a
bit
lower:
5621m |
| Name: |
The
local
(Balkar)
name:
'Mingi-Tau'
means:
'Resembling
a
thousand
mountains',
because
Elbrus
is
so
big... |
| 1st
ascent |
First
ascent
of
east
summit
(5621m):
1868
First
ascent
of
west
summit
(5642m):
1874
In
1967
the
Soviet
party
organized
a
mass
climbing
and
about
2500
people
participated;
although
most
of
them
had
never
seen
a
mountain
up
close
before... |
| Infrastructure |
There
is
a
cable
car
running:
it
starts
at
2200m
in
Azau,
the
first
stop
is
Stary
Krugozor,
2900m;
the
second
stop
is
Mir
station,
3500m.
From
Mir
a
chairlift
can
take
you
to
3750m.
At
the
end
of
this
chairlift
are
'the
Barrels'
and
that's
just
what
they
are:
old
huge
barrels,
in
each
of
which
4
people
can
sleep. |
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