Elbrus South — Comfort Climb
- 9 days
- 5,642 m
- Moderate
The classic South route in 9 days with no heavy packs at altitude: stepped acclimatisation, a hut at 3,950 m and a reserve day for weather.
Next: 31 Oct
From €970
High-altitude guide
Dmitry Podlesny
- Russian
Dmitry Podlesny is a Master of Sport in mountaineering who has climbed Cho Oyu (8,201 m) without supplementary oxygen. He is a mountaineering instructor, category 2, registered under No. 1041.
- 8,201 m
- Cho Oyu, climbed without oxygen
Qualifications
- Master of Sport in mountaineering
- Mountaineering instructor, category 2, No. 1041
Notable climbs
- Cho Oyu, 8,201 m (without oxygen)
Tours with Dmitry
Elbrus South — Small Group (max 6)
- 9 days
- 5,642 m
- Moderate
The comfortable South climb in groups of up to six: 1 instructor per 3 climbers, a hotel in the Elbrus area and a cook at the high-altitude hut.
Next: 8 May
From €1,160
Elbrus West-to-South Traverse
- 10 days
- 5,642 m
- Demanding
Our hardest Elbrus route: up the undeveloped western slope to the 5,642 m West summit, on to the East summit (5,621 m) and down the South side.
Next: 26 Jun
From €2,220
Kazbek + Elbrus — Comfort Double Summit
- 13 days
- 5,642 m
- Demanding
Kazbek (5,033 m) and Elbrus West (5,642 m) in one trip, with no tents and no heavy packs: horses, hotels, mountain huts and cable cars. 1 guide per 3.
Next: 8 Jun
From €2,940
Kazbek North — Russian-Side Expedition
- 9 days
- 5,033 m
- Demanding
Kazbek (5,033 m) the wild way, from the Russian side: thermal springs, glacier camps and a night summit push. Tents only; border-zone permit required.
Next: 17 Jun
From €930
Kazbek North + Elbrus South: Two Summits
- 13 days
- 5,642 m
- Demanding
Two Caucasus giants in one trip: Kazbek (5,033 m) from the Russian side for acclimatisation, then Elbrus West (5,642 m) by the classic South route.
Next: 17 Jun
From €1,300
Kazbek South — Comfort, Horses & Huts
- 9 days
- 5,033 m
- Challenging
Kazbek (5,033 m) from Georgia without heavy packs: horses carry your kit, you sleep in a 4★ hotel, a mountain hut and cottages — no tents. 1 guide per 3.
Next: 8 Jun
From €2,130
NP-1 Mountaineering School: Beginner Course
- 11 days
- 3,742 m
- Moderate
An 11-day beginner mountaineering course in the Elbrus area: rope, rock, ice and snow skills, finishing with a grade 1B ascent of Viatau and the “Alpinist of Russia” badge.
Next: 12 Jul
From €1,360
NP-1 Mountaineering School + Elbrus Climb
- 16 days
- 5,642 m
- Challenging
Learn mountaineering from scratch in the Adyl-Su gorge, climb Viatau (3,742 m), then put it to use on Elbrus (5,642 m) in a single 16-day programme.
Next: 12 Jul
From €1,910
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Meet the rest of the team
Alexey SikilindaMountaineering instructor2010 Russian mountaineering champion (winter ascent of Ushba), Candidate Master of Sport in mountaineering and skyrunning.Profile 
Valery ShamaloHigh-altitude guideInternational Class Master of Sport, Snow Leopard, with four 8,000 m summits and 14 seven-thousanders.Profile 
Sergey PugachevHigh-altitude guideMaster of Sport and Snow Leopard award holder with experience above 8,000 m.Profile 
Sergey TarasovMountaineering guideMultiple Russian champion and International Class Master of Sport in mountaineering and ice climbing; about 50 ascents of category 5B and 6.Profile 
Dmitry CherednichenkoMountaineering instructorCandidate Master of Sport, Snow Leopard award holder and mountaineering instructor-methodologist.Profile
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