Team is in the Baksan Valley

noreply@blogger.com (Canada West Mountain School) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:30:00 +0000

Our team has arrived in the Baksan Valley at the base of Elbrus a few days back and have been slowly acclimatising and getting ready for the climb in a few days. One member (Peter Cardwell) has had his baggage delayed, but fortunately they have been able to fully outfit him. Otherwise, everyone has been doing well.

They have completed two acclimatisation climbs so far - one up towards the Terskol Glacier and the local Observatory at 3,300 meters, and another to Cheget at 3,500 meters. Tomorrow (July 10) the team will head up to the "Barrels" at 3,700 meters.

Communications out of the Baksan Valley are still a bit of a challenge, but we'll post updates as soon as we get them.

Mount Elbrus, July 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Canada West Mountain School) — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:00 +0000

Stay tuned here for updates on the Canada West Mountain School Expedition to Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus region of Russia!

The trip will be lead by CWMS Mountain Guide Keith Reid. The team will arrive in Moscow on July 3rd, 2009, though we will post a couple of pre-trip notes here before then.

Thanks for following the climb!

Elbrus - July, 2009

Team is in the Baksan Valley

Mount Elbrus, July 2009