Climbing Mount Elbrus 5642m by the North Route 

Thank you ! :)

Thank you ! Let us know how it goes for you :)

What’s a good way to start mountaineering guys? I’m 18 from England and really want to start

Merci ! On te le souhaite, dis nous si tu le fait !

so do we :)

Salut Damien, désolé pour le délai de réponse. On a tout fait en autonomie complète depuis le camp de base (la ou le 4x4 nous dépose). La partie la plus critique a été de tout monter pour faire le "high camp" a Lenz Rocks !

Salut Xavier ! Alors, oui, une grosse différence au camp a 4850m : la flamme du réchaud était tellement moins vigoureuse (robinet ouvert a fond, même le bruit était faiblard), que forcément les performances ont beaucoup chuté. Le matin du sommet lors de la 2e tentative, nous avons mis 1h30 pour faire fondre (seulement fondre) de la neige/glace jusqu’à obtenir 1,5L d'eau chacun - 4.5 L en tout, en utilisant le jetboil en continu. Alors oui il faisait très froid, mais .. On n'ose même pas imaginer avec un réchaud classique ! A cette altitude, un réchaud a essence est le top si tu peux te le permettre ..

Hello ! Thank you very much :) Speed wise, it was very depending of terrain and load (and people wellness) : To the summit from the Camp 1 3750m : just day pack, light load, approx 7+h walking for a total 1900m elevation gain, around a 250m / h average .. much faster in the beginning, much slower in the end with Jeremy slowly dying. When we went from the Camp 1 3750m to Lenz Rocks 4850m : complete gear, heavy load (approx 25kg), approx 5-6h walking for 1000m elevation gain, around 170m/h average ! Summit day from Lenz Rocks, days packs, light load, I think we made the summit in around 3h for 900m elevation gain, so more around 300m / h .. but we were much more acclimatized and pushing ! That is just the climbing up time, then there are the breaks, breaks to make water (super long), and way down (at least 2 times faster). If you want more detailed timings, tell us, we'll check and tell you ! Cheers

Thank you very much !

Hello Mati ! Thank you. Permit wise, nothing was existing when we did or we completely missed it ! But if there is one, it's completely new .. We won't be a big help here. We took a specialized private transport to reach the base camp : Kaukasus Discovery. Directly from the airport to the base camp. I can send to you an english speaking contact in PM. There is a river flowing a bit below the base camp, which you can get water from, although you'll have to clean it, either boiling or pills ! Cheers Jacques & Jeremy

Smooth Adventure thanks for the answer guys. Yes please, send me the contact! best, mati

Hi Joe. Sure thing, we'll try to collect that and post that here :)

Hi Joe ! So, here is the rough list : Common equipment split accross bags: Tent : Simond Makalu T3 + undertent tarp Cooking : Stove, pot, 6 gaz canisters, JetBoil 1L, Firestone Solar Panel : Raw Power 16W Satellite phone : Delorme inReach SE Map 1:50000 Video equipment : Xiaomi Yi, 4 batteries, Panasonic G7 and 3 batteries + our phones Rope : 40m mountaineering 7.9 mm Personal equipment : Sleeping bag : Simond Makalu Down -10° Quechua bag liner Mattress : Foam 11mm with aluminum insulation (this was a long decision to not go inflatable) Backpacks : Quechua Symbium 80+10L Shoes : I think some Nepal GTX Lightweight shoes : Basic mid-height hiking, or trail shoes Flip flops Complete merino underbody : legs + long sleeves chest Polar Fleece Down jacket Waterproof jacket : in our cases, Vaude Aletsch 3 Pants : Simond Mountaineering Gloves : Simond Mountaineering Silk under-gloves buffs high socks + warm socks Crampons Hiking poles Harness made of slings Ice Axe 2 small ropes 2 ice screws 6 karabiners 2 slings Glacier sunglasses + suncream Knife, paracord, survival blanket Ski goggles if you want them Food : here is what we planned back then per person, don't remember if we respected it 1:1 18 dried meals 900g almond 900g porridge 9 soup s 2 tea bags 50 cereals bars 9 vitamin tablet s 9 chocolate tablets 200 g sugar in various forms cookies Overall weight : I think we started between 21 and 23 kg in the backpacks. When we were done, it was between 13 and 15.

Thank you for your feedback ! :) We had the Vaude Aletsch III. (Sympatex membrane).

Hi, Thanks ! We had the Simond Tent S3 www.simond.com/makalu-tent-s3-id_8319305 Happy with it! It has 4 poles, and you can enter from both side, which is convenient when you are three guys ;) Vestibules are ok to put your stuff. As you can see on the video, it survived the storm and 80km/h wind. For sure it is not lightweight but for the price, this is a great product.

Hello ! We had the la sportiva phantom 6000 (comfortable) and Asolo AFS 8000 (not that comfortable) Way more than enough, our feet were warm and dry :)

Smooth Adventure great. thank you 😊👍

Thank you for the comment :)

It's safe. Сhristianity and Islam.

Islam you say ? Think I’ll pass

Hi there! We agree, we think it's quite safe in these mountains.. at least we didn't feel threatened at all :). Cheers

Smooth Adventure thanks I’ll come over in the summer is access a problem

@@constantineemperor5364 locals are very friendly. safe traveling

Hi ! Unfortunately, not sure we fully understood that :D