I was asked recently:

"Hello, I've got one quick question - are you going to organize Elbrus Race this year? What would be the date if yes?"

-Yes we are going to do Elbrus Race with the program more or less as below!!

-I spoke recently  with Ministry of Sport and Tourism of KBR - asking their opinion - "to be or not to be?"

They told - "to be!!!!" :)

Event schedule as planned now - is attached as usual to the Full Moon of 31 september  2012

Date

Days

Program

26 aug

01

Flight arrival to Min Vody. Transfer to Baksan Valley, Azau station.
Accommodation in the Hotel Elba.

27 aug

02

Acclimatization program.

28 aug

03

Acclimatization program.

29 aug

04

Qualifying speed climb from Barrels hut to the Pastukov rocks, 4800 m.

30 aug

05

Relaxing program. (and the Day of Full Moon!)

31 aug

06

Speed Climb Mt Elbrus West 5642 m. Depart from Garabashi,
Barrels hut, 3780m. Descent to Baksan Valley

1 Sept

07

spare day

2 Sept

08

Transfer to airport. Flight from Min Vody.


The information for Mt.Elbrus Speed Climb (Elbrus Race) look here:

http://www.elbrusrace.com - that is Race's site

http://www.facebook.com/ElbrusRace  - that's FB page devored to the Elbrus Race  - see here all last minutes news!!!

 

Krzysztof Gajdziński asked me:

"Hello, I've got one quick question - are you going to organize Elbrus Race this year? What would be the date if yes?"

 

Yes we are going to do Elbrus Race with the program more or less as below!!

I spoke last week with Ministry of Sport and Tourism of KBR - asking their opinion - "to be or not to be?"

They told - "to be!!!!"

 :)

Event schedule as planned now - is attached as usual to the Full Moon of September 13, 2011

 

09.09.2011 Flight arrival to Min Vody. Transfer to Baksan Valley, Azau station. Accommodation in the Hotel Elba.

10.09.2011 Acclimatization program.

11.09.2011 Acclimatization program.

12.09.2011 Qualifying speed climb from Barrels hut to the Pastukov rocks, 4800 m.

13.09.2011 Relaxing program. (and the Day of Full Moon!)

14.09.2011 Speed Climb Mt Elbrus West 5642 m. Depart from Garabashi, Barrels hut, 3780m. Descent to Baksan Valley

15.09.2011 spare day

16.09.2011 Transfer to airport. Flight from Min Vody.