Great news fresh from Russia – everyone stood on top today in perfect weather! Congratulations to them all! 4 of them even skied off the summit!

They are all back down safely to the huts and having a hearty lunch as I type. They’ll rest up there tonight and drop back down to the valley in the morning to enjoy a traditional Russian Banya spa and a well deserved day off before heading to Moscow to end the adventure on a cultural note.

A little honourable mention goes out to Mike’s on his 21st expedition to Elbrus, with 21x summits so a pretty smooth success rate going on there!

Cheers Caroline