Campsite
The lowest-cost valley option with shared campsite facilities.
49,900 RUBMOUNT ELBRUS · SOUTH SIDE · 9 DAYS · 2026–2027
9-Day Mount Elbrus Climbing Tour.
Made simple.
A nine-day south-side ascent for first-time climbers, plus an arrival service that connects your flight, first night and rental fitting.
5,642 mWest summit
1:3Maximum summit-day guide ratio
9 daysStaged programme with reserve procedure
FIRST ELBRUS ASCENT
One route.
Three ways to stay.
The high-altitude refuge, climbing programme and safety standard stay the same. You choose the level of comfort in the valley: campsite, shared hostel or hotel room.
No mountaineering experience is required. Preparation, suitable health and the ability to follow the guide’s safety decisions are required.
Hostel
A shared-room valley option with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities.
54,900 RUBHotel
A private-room valley option, subject to confirmed allocation for the selected date.
64,900 RUBIN EVERY ASCENT PACKAGE
The bed changes. The route and safety system do not
- Programme leader and mountain guides
- Maximum 1:3 summit-day guide ratio
- Group airport and local programme transfers
- Selected valley accommodation on nights 1–3 and 8
- High-altitude refuge on nights 4–7
- Cable-car travel used by the programme
- Valley breakfasts and high-altitude meals
- Group registration, communication, first-aid kit, equipment check and turnaround procedure
SEPARATE OR VARIABLE
Shown before payment, never hidden in the small print
- Personal equipment rental and rental deposits
- Mountaineering insurance
- Optional snowcat service
- Lunches and dinners in the valley
- Flights, visas and travel to Mineralnye Vody
- Personal spending and unplanned extra nights
- National-park or other variable public fee if required and not included in the written offer
First payment15,000 RUB
Only after the office confirms the place, complete price and contract.
Balance10 business days
Due before the programme start unless the signed contract states otherwise.
Website formEnquiry only
Submitting the form does not reserve a place and never triggers a payment.
Room categories, facilities, meals and final allocations are confirmed in the quote before payment.
ELBRUS ARRIVAL PACK
Land.
Transfer.
Check in.
Airport transfer, one valley night and your rental-fitting request arranged before you land.
Primary departure
15:00From Mineralnye Vody Airport. We confirm the meeting point and your seat in writing.
EVENING DEPARTURE
19:30Runs from two passengers and only after written confirmation from the office.
Included
Confirmed group-transfer seat
Included
One confirmed valley night
Included
Arrival instructions and office support
Prepared
Rental-fitting request before arrival
Return transfer, extra nights, private vehicle, rental charges, refuge, guide, climbing programme and insurance are separate.
Read the complete Arrival Pack guide
THE NINE-DAY PROGRAMME
Saturday in.
Sunday out.
A staged programme builds altitude gradually and keeps one reserve procedure inside the nine calendar days.
- Day 1 · SatMineralnye Vody to the Elbrus valley
Transfer, check-in, team meeting and personal-equipment review.
- Day 2 · SunCheget acclimatisation hike
Pace, hydration, clothing and the first response to altitude.
- Day 3 · MonSecond valley acclimatisation hike
The route and endpoint are adjusted to conditions and the group.
- Day 4 · TueMove to the high-altitude refuge
Cable car, refuge check-in, short acclimatisation walk and equipment check.
- Day 5 · WedTraining climb
The guide changes the target when weather, snow or participant condition requires it.
- Day 6 · ThuRest and summit preparation
Recovery, equipment, movement order, communication and turnaround rules.
- Day 7 · FriSummit attempt
Night start on the classic south-side route. Reaching the summit is not guaranteed.
- Day 8 · SatReserve procedure and descent
A repeat for the group or an operational subgroup is decided by the programme leader.
- Day 9 · SunReturn transfer
Departure from the valley at 06:30–07:00; arrival by 10:00 is usual, not guaranteed.
SAFETY IS NOT A DISCOUNT OPTION
What never gets removed to lower the price.
Qualified guide documents, group registration, communication, a group first-aid kit, personal-equipment checks, turnaround rules and an evacuation procedure.
1:3Maximum participants per summit guide
4 × 15Maximum parallel operational groups currently planned for one date
3Minimum participants to confirm a departure
GUARANTEED SATURDAY STARTS
Choose the trip. See the known total. Send an enquiry
Every published start runs from Saturday to the following Sunday. The office still checks accommodation, required public fees and the written contract before payment.
Starts from 3 participants
No booking deadline is imposed by the website. Actual remaining capacity is confirmed by the office.
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