Elbrus Classic Climb Non Climber: $4,295 USD
June 27 – July 8, 2021
Elbrus Express Non Climber: $3,795 USD
June 29 – July 7, 2021
We welcome you to invite your non-climbing friends and family to join you on your Elbrus expedition.
The Elbrus expedition is a fantastic trip that suits this with its unique balance of sightseeing and climbing. The logistics surrounding the actual climb itself are also favourable, allowing your travelling companions to join you all the way up onto the lower part of the mountain and stay in the mountain hut with the team and enjoy some short R&R time while you climb & summit. This way, they will be with you every night of the trip and only miss you for a few short hours while you are climbing. (The alpine start on summit day also means they will only have a few short hours after breakfast to read a book or enjoy the mountain scenery before you return)
Please note; this option does require some physical excursions and general fitness with the walking tours in the cities, acclimatization hikes, and the short 20-30min hike moving up to the hut
The benefits are:
- The joy of sharing this once in a lifetime experience with your loved ones and the opportunity to explore the best of Russia together
- Lessening the time apart
- Putting family at ease as they get a first hand understanding and empathy of the nature of your expedition and goal
Chat to us if you would like to bring your family and friends and we’ll organise the trip of a lifetime for you all.
This is a sample itinerary only. Your actual daily schedule may be refined and strategically planned to account for the best weather and summit windows etc.
- Day 1: Arrive in St Petersburg
- Day 2: A full day exploring St. Petersburg and taking in the sights
- Day 3: Fly as a team to Min Vody, transfer to Elbrus Region
- Day 4: Scenic Acclimatisation hike & free time to explore and unwind
- Day 5: Foray up the mountain for a new acclimatisation high point. Family & Friends can observe your training, and enjoy being on the mountain with you, return to the valley to pack and for the evening at the hotel
- Day 6: Move up to the mountain hut and settle in
- Day 7: Climbers do half day acclimatisation climb and family and friends enjoy free time at the hut
- Day 8: Climbers summit - Alpine start so family and friends enjoy half day free time at the hut until climbers return. Celebrate together
- Day 9: Pack up & descend to the valley, Russian Banya spa/contingency summit day
- Day 10: Free day in the valley (horseriding, hiking, rest etc)/contingency summit day
- Day 11: Fly to Moscow and afternoon city tour
- Day 12: Morning city tour & fly home in afternoon/evening
Our expeditions are designed to be fully inclusive, except for some services/items of a personal nature like flights, gear, insurance. Here’s a detailed list so you know what to expect
Included in the Family & Friends Elbrus Option:
- Full expedition logistics
- City tours in St. Pete's & Moscow with English speaking guides
- Hotel Accommodation in St. Petes, Moscow & the Elbrus region
- Mountain Hut Accommodation & meals on the mountain
- In country ground transportation (i.e mini bus etc Note: this does not include your domestic flights)
- Local registration, and chairlift/gondola fees
Excluded in the Family & Friends Elbrus Option:
- International flights to/from Russia and domestic flights to/from Mineralnye Vody. (You will be advised as to flight numbers of which domestic flights to book)
- Russian visa fees
- Airport arrival or departure taxes
- Associated travel expenses including: Visa, Passport, Reciprocity Fees, Vaccination Charges, Excess Baggage, transit hotels
- Optional excursions not included in the itinerary or additional days before or after the scheduled program
- Personal luggage, clothing, toiletries etc
- Personal sundries including but not limited to; personal snacks, alcoholic beverages, laundry services, medical expenses, gratuities, internet, email or phone charges, bottled water, specialty coffees
- Lunch & Dinner meals in town
- Alcoholic beverages
- Guide tips (Customary but optional)
- Satellite telephone charges and any 3rd party wifi
- Costs incurred as a result of events beyond the control of CTSS above and beyond the normal expedition costs
- Required trip insurance policy (for trip cancellation, interruption, medical treatment, etc.)
