Mountaineering instructor
Oksana Yakimenko is a Master of Sport in mountaineering in both the classic and rock classes, and a three-time Russian mountaineering champion (2017 and 2024). She is a multiple prize-winner of Russian and regional championships and of stages of the Russian Cup in the high-altitude technical class.
She holds the Golden Ice Axe and Steel Angel awards, is a mountaineering instructor of category 2 and teaches at the Central Instructors' School. She also serves as a rescuer in a regional rescue service and is a qualified paramedic.
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
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
12 – 22 Jul 2027
11 days
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12 – 27 Jul 2027
16 days
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31 Jul – 10 Aug 2027
11 days
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31 Jul – 15 Aug 2027
16 days
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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 Not sure which route fits?
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