Mt. Elbrus June - July 2012
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Acclimatisation on Cheget
Climbing up to Garabashi Huts
Garabashi Hut interior
Climbing up to Diesel Hut
Approaching Diesel Hut
Diesel Hut Interior
Acclimatisation Climb on Mt Elbrus.
At the Pastachuva Rocks 4700m
Route from Pastachuva Rocks to the shoulder of East Peak
Near the Pastachuva Rocks on summit night,: lights from snowcat returning from dropping off commercial clients at 5000m
Sorting out more clothing as dawn breaks at altitude
Elbrus casts a long shadow over the mountains to the west.
Climbing up to the shoulder of East Peak
On the traverse
Approaching the saddle; tiny figures on summit slope
Looking back at the Saddle from summit slopes
Weather closing in on the summit slopes
Graham Hoyland on the summit
Leaving the Diesel Hut next day
Skiing back down to the cable car