The summit photo showed a not-so-happy-looking kid wrapped in mountain clothes too big for him, flanked by two adults holding an Indian flag.

US rock climbing instructor Camilo Gomez planned to visit friends in the city of Krasnodar, and found out by chance that Elbrus was just over 500 km away.

At 16,000 feet, the line of climbers is headed for the saddle of Russia's Mount Elbrus in August 2008 while battles rage nearby. When we set out in August to climb Europe's tallest peak, it seemed ...

Alan on the summit of Elbrus Well, I am back in Southern Russia at my hotel after a very fast and successful summit of Mt. Elbrus at 18,583 feet. As usual I will do a complete trip report but here ...

Cheryl Dillin is climbing mountains to honor military veterans. In the summer of 2019, she will climb Mt. Elbrus to honor veterans, Purple Heart recipients and Gold Star families.

For many travelers, going to Disneyland or a Hawaiian beach is their dream vacation. Not Leonard Green. The Kent man is heading to a remote area of Russia next month to climb 18,510-foot Mount ...

Mont Blanc Stands-In for Mt. Elbrus. With chaos and geopolitical challenges in Russia, climbing one of the renowned Seven Summits is largely on hold. Mt. Elbrus, which stands 18,510 ft., is the ...

John Erickson has been there, done that. Since 1998, the 59-year-old Fargo man has climbed the highest peak in the world four times and the highest peak in South America once. But after climbing ...

he broke the UK record for climbing Russia’s Elbrus – Europe’s tallest mountain – after reaching the summit in less than 24 hours. In 2022, he became the first British Muslim to reach the summit of ...

Mount Elbrus, which rises to 5,642 metres (18,510 feet) just north of the border with Georgia, is infamous for sudden changes in weather and climbing conditions.

To climb Elbrus, all you need is to pay a fee to enter Priyelbrusie National Park and a $25 climbing permit from one of the rangers' offices, according to Elbrus Travels. Not the first.