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| It is between these two giants that the major part of the most beautiful mountains lies. The central valley along which flows the river Baksan has many side valleys, leading to the most famous and beautiful peaks of the Caucasus, such as Donguz-Orun (4492), magnificent ridges of Shkhelda (4300m), Tchatyn (4368) with the well-known "rhomb", the legendary Ushba (4710m) and of course Mt Elbrus (5642m), the highest summit of the Caucasus.
It is easy to reach Mt Elbrus region from Mineralnye Vody airport, that is connected by a network of roads with valleys on the northern slopes of the Caucasus.
Mt.Elbrus, a two-peaked ice giant, crowns
the panorama of Central Caucasus. It is at least 1000m higher
than its neighbors. Its two peaks have two volcano craters,
which make the Eastern peak a little lower than the other
(5642 and 5621m).The Eastern peak still has an enormous crater
250m in diameter. All the massif is covered by a gigantic
ice-cap. Therefore from Persian language the name of the mountain
is translated as “Snow Mountain”. Cabardin and Balkan
people, local folks of these lands, call it “Mountain
of Happiness”.
An ascent of mt.Elbrus along the normal
route, that is the most popular one in the Caucasus. It gives
a possibility to reach a great altitude by technically simple
route. Nevertheless it requires full acclimatization.
The following plot includes mountain trek
for enjoying mountain ridges and valleys intended to acquire
necessary acclimatization. There is a possibility to change
or cut down the suggested program of acclimatization, but
taking into consideration the specific climate of the region,
we find it necessary to spend certain time on the place.
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