Elbrus East — Irik-Chat Gorge Expedition
- 12 days
- 5,621 m
- Challenging
A 12-day wilderness trek to Elbrus's East summit (5,621 m) through the wild Irik-Chat gorge: no lifts, no roads, just mountains, glaciers and tent camps.
Next: 19 Jun
From €920
Mountaineering instructor
Polina Oshmarina
- Russian
Polina Oshmarina is a Master of Sport in mountaineering and a silver medallist of the Russian Mountaineering Championship. She is a category II mountaineering instructor and a certified mountain tour leader, and holds the 'Mountain Rescue' badge.
She is also qualified as a rock climbing instructor and a mountain ski instructor.
Qualifications
- Master of Sport in mountaineering
- Mountaineering instructor, category II
- 'Mountain Rescue' badge
- Russian Championship silver medallist
- Certified mountain tour leader
- Climbing instructor (Russian Climbing Federation)
- Mountain ski instructor
Tours with Polina
Elbrus Elite — Master of Sport Guide
- 10 days
- 5,642 m
- Moderate
Elbrus from the south with a Master of Sport guide: 4★ hotel, comfortable LeapRus hut, light packs and 1 guide per 3 climbers.
Next: 1 May
From €2,190
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
Upcoming departures with Polina
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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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