Stove (with lighters and matches) on Elbrus
Also called: Expedition stove, Expedition stoves, Lighters and waterproof matches
What it is for
Cooks meals and melts snow for drinking water on the mountain. A lighter and waterproof matches go with it.
What Elbrus asks for
Standard
Guided: your operator's, and the hut kitchens cook · Camping independently: your own gas stove, for cooking and melting all your water; one per tent
What to look for
- Fuel
- What it burns. Gas canisters lose pressure in the cold; liquid fuel keeps working. You cannot fly with either, so fuel is bought on arrival.
Kinds
- Expedition Stoves
- Liquid Fuel Stoves
- Canister Stoves
- Hanging Stoves
- Lighters and Matches
Other mountains
- Standard on: Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Vinson, Kosciuszko
- Team equipment on: Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Carstensz Pyramid
