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Elbrus Expert (194)

Mount Elbrus above the cloudsElbrus Expert All rights reserved
Gergeti church on a green ridge with the snowy cone of Kazbek behind itUnknown All rights reserved
Line of climbers on the sunlit upper snow slopes of ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
Chairlift on Cheget above the Baksan valley with snowy peaks behindUnknown All rights reserved
Devichi Kosy waterfall in a rocky gorge with a hiker in frontUnknown All rights reserved
Group of climbers walking in a line across an Elbrus snowfieldUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers walking up an Elbrus snow slope under heavy cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Team with an Elbrus Expert flag on the summit above the cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Group of climbers resting with the snowy summits of Elbrus behindUnknown All rights reserved
Lone climber on an Elbrus snow slope at sunrise above the Caucasus ridgesUnknown All rights reserved
Roped team of climbers on an Elbrus snow slopeUnknown All rights reserved
Aerial view of twin-peaked Elbrus rising above the cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Group with an Elbrus Expert flag on the summit in bright sunUnknown All rights reserved
Group hiking in a line along a green mountain path in the Elbrus regionUnknown All rights reserved
Large group photo on a rocky ridge with Caucasus peaks behindUnknown All rights reserved
Group of hikers posing with the twin-topped Elbrus behind themUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers in down jackets with an Elbrus Expert banner on rocks above the snow lineUnknown All rights reserved
Snow-capped twin summits of Elbrus above green hills and a winding roadUnknown All rights reserved
Stone Mushroom rock formation with the snowy slopes of Elbrus behindUnknown All rights reserved
Orange tent pitched beneath an overhanging rock with snow mountains behindUnknown All rights reserved
Tent camp on a rocky moraine beneath the snow slopes of ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers on a snow slope high above the cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Turquoise glacial lake with snow-capped Elbrus in the distanceUnknown All rights reserved
Group of climbers with an Elbrus Expert banner on a snowfieldUnknown All rights reserved
Twin snow summits of Elbrus in soft evening lightUnknown All rights reserved
Elbrus summits glowing pink at sunrise above a camp of small cabins and tentsUnknown All rights reserved
Colourful mountain cabins on a green hillside with the snowy summit of Elbrus on the horizonUnknown All rights reserved
Small cabins on a snowfield below the upper slopes of ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
Orange tent beside a stone mushroom rock formation at sunriseUnknown All rights reserved
Roped team of climbers crossing a snowfield under dramatic cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Caucasus ridges and a glacier seen from the slopes of ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
Group of trekkers posing among stone mushroom rocksUnknown All rights reserved
Snow-capped Elbrus seen from a mountain road under a blue skyUnknown All rights reserved
Roped climbers with heavy rucksacks on a snowy ridgeUnknown All rights reserved
Glacial stream rushing through a forested gorge with Elbrus on the horizonUnknown All rights reserved
Green alpine valley with a stream winding through the meadowsUnknown All rights reserved
Red tents on a rocky moraine below a snowy domeUnknown All rights reserved
Roped team climbing a sunlit snow slopeUnknown All rights reserved
Line of hikers climbing a ridge at sunriseUnknown All rights reserved
Hikers crossing a rocky ridge with patches of snowUnknown All rights reserved
Team resting on a rocky ridge above a glacier basinUnknown All rights reserved
Climbing group with an Elbrus Expert banner on a snowy ridgeUnknown All rights reserved
Two roped climbers with packs approaching a snowy summit ridge under a deep blue skyUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers with an Elbrus Expert banner on a snowy ridge above the cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Tents pitched on a snow slope at sunset with mountains belowUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers on a snowfield with a panorama of Caucasus ridgesUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers walking through a flowering alpine meadow in a green valleyUnknown All rights reserved
Roped climber crossing a snow slope between rock wallsUnknown All rights reserved
Steep glacier and snow slope under dramatic cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Two climbers holding an Elbrus Expert banner on a summit above the cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Sunlit snow dome and ridge against a deep blue skyUnknown All rights reserved
Crampons and an orange tent door in the foreground, with the saddle and summits of Elbrus aheadUnknown All rights reserved
Tents on a snow slope below a snow ridgeUnknown All rights reserved
Climber with a heavy pack ascending a snow slope under a deep blue skyUnknown All rights reserved
Long line of climbers ascending a steep snow slopeUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers on a snowfield with Caucasus ridges and cloud belowUnknown All rights reserved
Dawn light over Caucasus mountains seen from a snowy slopeUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers with an Elbrus Expert banner on a snowy summit above the cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
LeapRus capsule huts on the Elbrus slope under the twin summitsUnknown All rights reserved
Rope team crossing a snowfield high on Elbrus with a sea of clouds behindUnknown All rights reserved
Elbrus Expert group on the summit with the company flagUnknown All rights reserved
LeapRus hut with a lit panoramic window at duskUnknown All rights reserved
Climber on a steep snow slope at sunrise with peaks belowUnknown All rights reserved
Group hiking an acclimatisation trail in the Baksan valleyUnknown All rights reserved
Ozon Seven Summits hotel in TerskolUnknown All rights reserved
Chairlift over the Cheget slopes with Caucasus peaks behindUnknown All rights reserved
Group dinner in the LeapRus hut by a round panoramic windowUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers riding a red snowcat up the slopeUnknown All rights reserved
Group with the Elbrus Expert flag on a snowy ridgeUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers ascending a steep sunlit snow ridge on ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
Historic yellow hotel building with a flower-lined entrance in PyatigorskUnknown All rights reserved
Tents pitched in the snow on the Elbrus slope with the summit aboveUnknown All rights reserved
Line of hikers with big backpacks on a forest trail below snowy peaksUnknown All rights reserved
Group carrying heavy backpacks up the Baksan valley pathUnknown All rights reserved
Elbrus above the old Observatory domeUnknown All rights reserved
Small group walking across a snowfield below dark Caucasus ridgesUnknown All rights reserved
Roped team with backpacks crossing a glacierUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers on a high snow slope with distant mountainsUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers celebrating on the summit of Elbrus with the company flagUnknown All rights reserved
Four climbers walking in winter with the twin summits of Elbrus aheadUnknown All rights reserved
Line of climbers on a sunlit winter slope at dawn with mountains beyondUnknown All rights reserved
Climber in a blue down jacket standing on the summit above the cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Guide on a snowmobile crossing the snowy slopes of Elbrus in winterUnknown All rights reserved
Red cable-car cabin above snowy peaks in the Elbrus regionUnknown All rights reserved
Line of climbers walking in falling snow beneath a chairliftUnknown All rights reserved
Silhouettes of climbers against the rising sun on a snow slopeUnknown All rights reserved
Sea of clouds below snowy peaks seen from the slope of ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
Volunteers lying on a big pile of collected rubbish sacks in a mountain valleyUnknown All rights reserved
Group with Elbrus Expert and partner banners in front of a heap of full rubbish sacksUnknown All rights reserved
Two volunteers holding sacks of collected rubbish in a pine forestUnknown All rights reserved
Group walking across a green mountain meadow collecting litterUnknown All rights reserved
Two tents and a cooking stove in the snow at a high campUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers roped together on a steep snow slope at sunriseUnknown All rights reserved
Long line of climbers on a snowfield with a mountain range behindUnknown All rights reserved
Elbrus Expert group on the summit of Elbrus with the company flagUnknown All rights reserved
Climber in an oxygen mask on the Elbrus slope at sunriseUnknown All rights reserved
Two climbers raising their arms on the snowy summit ridge of ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
Three climbers with an Elbrus Expert flag on a snowy ridge, two wearing oxygen masksUnknown All rights reserved
Climber with trekking poles on a steep snow slope at dawnUnknown All rights reserved
Climber in early morning light on an Elbrus snow slope with the Caucasus behindUnknown All rights reserved
Climber waving a flag beside the 5,642 m summit marker of ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
Group with an Elbrus Expert flag on the summit of ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
Three climbers in oxygen masks holding an Elbrus Expert flag on the summitUnknown All rights reserved
Group celebrating on a summit ridge above the clouds at dawnUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers on the summit with an Elbrus Expert flag and mountains belowUnknown All rights reserved
Hiking path in a green valley with snow-capped Elbrus in the distanceUnknown All rights reserved
Trail through pine forest with snow-capped Caucasus peaks aheadUnknown All rights reserved
Alpine meadow of yellow flowers below snowy peaksUnknown All rights reserved
Mountain river in a pine-covered valley with Elbrus aboveUnknown All rights reserved
Chairlift on Mount Cheget over a green Caucasus valleyUnknown All rights reserved
Hiking group with the Elbrus Expert flag on a snow patch, Elbrus behindUnknown All rights reserved
Hikers with the company flag on a rock in front of ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
Steep green slopes and snow-covered ridge in the Irik-Chat gorge areaUnknown All rights reserved
Course group with an Elbrus Expert flag on a rocky ridge in front of a glacier-covered mountain rangeUnknown All rights reserved
Students climbing a rock slab on ropes in a mountain gorgeUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers on a rock face with orange fixed ropesUnknown All rights reserved
Students practising rope work on a training frame in a pine forestUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers moving along a rocky ridge in backlightUnknown All rights reserved
Climber on a steep ice wall with ice toolsUnknown All rights reserved
Group practising crampon technique and crevasse work on a glacierUnknown All rights reserved
Mountain river with a footbridge in a forested valleyUnknown All rights reserved
Group with an Elbrus Expert flag on a snowy summit under a blue skyUnknown All rights reserved
Rope team walking across a snowfield on the slope of ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
Cable-car cabins above a snowy mountain valleyUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers celebrating with an Elbrus Expert flag on the summitUnknown All rights reserved
Snow-capped Elbrus rising above a green valleyUnknown All rights reserved
Kazbek's snow-capped summit above golden mountain slopesUnknown All rights reserved
Tent camp on rocky ground below the Kazbek ridgeUnknown All rights reserved
A hiker crossing the Gergeti glacier beneath red rock wallsUnknown All rights reserved
A roped team walking across a snowfield towards KazbekUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers on the snowy summit ridge in clear weatherUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers with an Elbrus Expert flag on the summitUnknown All rights reserved
A big group celebrating on a snowy summitUnknown All rights reserved
Trekkers with backpacks heading up a rocky slope towards snow-capped KazbekUnknown All rights reserved
Horses carrying luggage along a rocky mountain trailUnknown All rights reserved
Altihut mountain hut with solar panels and Kazbek behindUnknown All rights reserved
Dark mountain cottages on a snowy slope above the cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Hikers passing the old weather station building near BethlemiUnknown All rights reserved
A rope team on a snowfield lit pink by the evening sunUnknown All rights reserved
Kazbek's dark summit pyramid wrapped in evening cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Hotel room with a balcony and a mountain view in StepantsmindaUnknown All rights reserved
Roped climbers on a steep snow slope above a sea of cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Trekkers with big packs walking up a green valley under rocky peaksUnknown All rights reserved
Trekkers relaxing in a steaming natural thermal poolUnknown All rights reserved
A group walking along a glacier moraine under icy peaksUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers resting on a rocky ridge above the cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
A glacier valley seen from a high camp with a lone climber belowUnknown All rights reserved
A rope team crossing a wide snowfieldUnknown All rights reserved
A big group of climbers with an Elbrus Expert banner on a snowy summitUnknown All rights reserved
The twin snow-covered summits of Elbrus under a blue skyUnknown All rights reserved
Moon Hotel, a modern mountain hotel among pine trees in TerskolUnknown All rights reserved
Blue cabins and a snowcat on the snowy slope of ElbrusUnknown All rights reserved
A group of climbers resting on snow with Elbrus behind themUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers with an Elbrus Expert banner on the summit above the cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Climbers walking below a glacier on the way to the Kazbek baseUnknown All rights reserved
Group relaxing in a natural hot-spring pool in the mountainsUnknown All rights reserved
Team hiking up a green mountain valley with a rocky ridge aboveUnknown All rights reserved
Rope team climbing a snow slope above a sea of cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Climber on a rocky outcrop watching the sunrise above the cloudsUnknown All rights reserved
Large group celebrating on a summit with ice axes raisedUnknown All rights reserved
Turquoise mountain lake with the snow-covered massif of Belukha behind itUnknown All rights reserved
Two climbers with backpacks walking towards the snowy face of BelukhaUnknown All rights reserved
Line of climbers crossing a crevassed glacierUnknown All rights reserved
Off-road GAZ-66 truck on a forest track used for the transfer to the trailheadUnknown All rights reserved
Tents in a meadow campsite with Belukha’s mountains behindUnknown All rights reserved
Orange tents pitched on rocky moraine beside a glacierUnknown All rights reserved
Assault camp tents on a snowfield below a snowy peakUnknown All rights reserved
Climber on a steep snow-and-ice slope with a roped sectionUnknown All rights reserved
Aerial view of a green Altai valley with a lake and snowy peaksUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Alexey SikilindaUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Valery ShamaloUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Sergey PugachevUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Sergey TarasovUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Dmitry CherednichenkoUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Valery GarmashUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Dmitry PodlesnyUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Polina OshmarinaUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Alexey IvanovUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Timofey ArsenyevUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Alexey GergelUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Kseniya DemidovaUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Liliya GaripovaUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Maxim TrufanovUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Svetlana SuranovaUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Oksana YakimenkoUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Sergey ButovUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Natalia ZaninaUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Svyatoslav KornevUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Ilya PenyaevUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Eduard RozhkovUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Ivan YarovoyUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Lev PantyukhinUnknown All rights reserved
Portrait of Marina KhabarovaUnknown All rights reserved
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Wikimedia Commons (16)

Roped mountaineers on the Elbrus snow slopeDmitry A. Mottl CC BY-SA 4.0
Garabashi huts and snow camp on the slopes of ElbrusDmitry A. Mottl CC BY-SA 4.0
Barrel Huts camp at 3,800 m on ElbrusFuchs Robert CC BY 3.0
Jagged Dombay peaks above green alpine slopes in the CaucasusVyacheslav Argenberg CC BY 4.0
Greater Caucasus Range above DombayVyacheslav Argenberg CC BY 4.0
Mountain lake surrounded by peaks in the AltaiArseniy333 CC BY 4.0
Turquoise Silver Karakol lake in the AltaiArseniy333 CC BY 4.0
Mount Belukha reflected in Akkem lakeN 3 14 15 92 65 CC BY-SA 4.0
Morning light on Mount Belukha above an alpine lakeViktor Kovchin CC BY-SA 4.0
Hikers trekking above an alpine lake in the AltaiArseniy333 CC BY 4.0
Klyuchevskaya volcano at sunrise, KamchatkaTamten Public domain
Klyuchevskaya Sopka erupting with an ash plumeGiorgio Galeotti CC BY-SA 4.0
Avachinsky volcano and its crater slopes, Kamchatkakuhnmi CC BY 2.0
Steaming fumaroles of Mutnovsky volcanoNimuel23 CC BY-SA 4.0
Donguz-Orun peak glowing at sunsetDmitry A. Mottl CC BY-SA 4.0
Dombay village in a green Caucasus valleyVyacheslav Argenberg CC BY 4.0

Unsplash (28)

Twin summits of Mount Elbrus at sunsetIrina Chishkova Unsplash licence
Snow-covered Mount Elbrus seen from the Gum-Bashi passSnapSaga Unsplash licence
Snow-covered Elbrus under a blue skyRustam Altuev Unsplash licence
Snowy Elbrus massif under a cloudy skyEkaterina Buyakova Unsplash licence
Climbers walking up a snow slope on ElbrusIvan Lukyanov Unsplash licence
Climber on a summit with Elbrus behindGleb Lucky Unsplash licence
Group resting on a mountain with Elbrus in the distanceAlexander Popovkin Unsplash licence
Climber with arms raised on a mountain topJonny Gios Unsplash licence
Green alpine valley below snow-covered mountainsNikolay Tengerekov Unsplash licence
Mountain ridge at dusk with a lone figureSara Parlier Unsplash licence
Group of hikers silhouetted on a ridge at sunsetKing Visuals Unsplash licence
Silhouettes of hikers on a mountain at sunsetMichael McKay Unsplash licence
Mountain guide in helmet and sunglasses on snowTim Oun Unsplash licence
Hiker with backpack on a mountain trailLucas Favre Unsplash licence
Bearded guide in a cap with a backpackLucas Favre Unsplash licence
Guide with a backpack on a mountainAleksei Zhivilov Unsplash licence
Climber in a beanie and jacketDaniel J. Schwarz Unsplash licence
Guide with a hiking backpackRen Arante Unsplash licence
Climber in a helmet training on an ice wallGreg Rakozy Unsplash licence
Ice axe in a blue glacier wallBenjamin Chambon Unsplash licence
Saint Basil's Cathedral, MoscowNikolay Vorobyev Unsplash licence
Saint Petersburg waterfront at sunsetIlia Bronskiy Unsplash licence
Climber preparing harness and gearGreg Rakozy Unsplash licence
Coiled climbing ropesRob Dean Unsplash licence
Tent on a snow field at an acclimatisation campDavid Schultz Unsplash licence
Tent on snow at sunsetSimon Unsplash licence
Two people on a mountain ridge at sunsetAdrià Sánchez Roqué Unsplash licence
Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin and Saint Basil's Cathedral, MoscowUnsplash Unsplash licence