Pastokov Rocks    19 July 2005
Up we went.

All the way to 4700m at a place called Pastokov Rocks. Some were feeling the effects of altitude, others went all the way up singing!
It was a 6 hour climb up today, and as i

Barrell boogie    18 July 2005
Movin on up.
Today the crew moved themselves and all gear up to the basecamp known as the Barrells. Why are they called this? Because literally that's what they are, big barrells that sleep 6

Singing in the Rain    17 July 2005
Soggy and thundery. The themes for today, but these condtions did not deter us from visiting tresses falls, and reaching our planned high point for the day. After just barely making it to an old shack

Mt Cheget climb and reunion    16 July 2005
What a great day!

We started off bright and early to get a head start on the afternoon weather. Beautiful skies saw us high on the slopes kicking steps in the snow, and using our ice axes to

Tryskol Valley touchdown    15 July 2005
Finally!

We arrived here after what proved to be a long drawn out travel day. 3 hour flight, followed by a 3 hour bus ride saw us to this beautiful valley we are now in, right at the base of

Russia 2005 kicks off with a bang    14 July 2005
Greetings everyone from St. Petersburg in Russia! The sun is shining, the boys are arriving, and we are all excited to get this season started. Today it started with a bang, literally. As we toured Pe

Elbrus Expedition July 13 - 26 2005    13 July 2005
Team Member List

All the group members are assembling today in St Petersburg, Russia, for the start of their expedition to climb the highest peak on the European Continent, Elbrus at 5633m. T