Stories: Elbrus
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What’s in Adrian’s Closet?
“Frostbite is Failure” Interview with Adrian Ballinger: A run-through of every climbing shoe and mountain boot in his arsenal. Mountain guides may be the most shoe-obsessed people on the…
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Summit on Elbrus
Successful summit for Jim on Elbrus! We’re a little behind on posting this blog, because the guys moved so fast! Gaspar and Jim took advantage of a small weather window…
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From Russia with Love
We have a special team in Russia this season with just one guide and one very strong client. Gaspar Navarrete is leading the charge with Jim Walker right behind him….
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Successful Summit of Mount Elbrus
Our expedition team summited Mount Elbrus (18,510′ / 5642m) yesterday morning. Elbrus is one of the seven summits and it is the highest point in Europe. Despite the lack of…
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Update from Barrels Camp on Elbrus
Today the team begins their actual climb of Mt. Elbrus. Through a combination of ski lifts and hiking they arrived at The Barrels, cozy mountain huts at 12,300′ / 3750m on Elbrus. To…
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Getting to Mount Elbrus
Photos: Zeb Blais Day 3: The team took a short flight to Mineral Voldy and traveled by bus to Terskol in the Baksan Valley. This short flight should gave them excellent…
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Successful SUMMIT on Mount Elbrus!
Photos: Ben Mitchell Successful SUMMIT for our Elbrus expedition team!! Everything went smooth for the climb and everyone summited. The team is psyched and safely back down at the hotel,…
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Elbrus Summit Push Is Happening!
Text & Photos: Ben Mitchell “Day 9: Had a good day today. Weather was clear, a bit windy at our high point. A fair number of climbers on the route…
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Elbrus Expedition Update From Barrels Camp
Text & Photos: Ben Mitchell “Day 5: Good hike today. We went up Cheget. Rode two chairlifts and hiked to 3400 meters to acclimatize. Then we had lunch at the…
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Updates From Moscow
Text & Photos: Ben Mitchell “Day 2: Fun day here. Went on a tour of the city this morning. Focused on the Kremlin and Red Square then drove around looking…
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