Up we go    30 July 2005
Todays cloudy skies did little to dampen our spirits set on getting out and up a little today. But even before we left the hotel, the skies brightened, and the sun came out for the rest of the day.

The gear game begins    29 July 2005
Everybody finally made it to the valley this late afternoon no worse for wear. Tom is still missing his bags but hopefully they will turn up soon, we say better to have Tom than his bags!

As

Elbrus part deux starts off with Metro run in moscow    28 July 2005
greetings everyone and welcome to Elbrus part deux!
The gang arrived today minus one, Tom Winter, who got delayed in Helsinki and should be here tonight.

Everyone else went out for a quic

Good bye to Elbrus grupo uno    25 July 2005
Well bags are packed and the guys are outta here tommorrow. We have done a great bit of seeing the sights and are off to dinner as we speak. Please stay tuned for more fun and adventure from grupo dos

Bright Lights, Big City    25 July 2005
What a day!
Our day has been non stop! But now we are back in the bright lights big city! Moscow is buzzing with summertime energy, and the boys really wanted to go hang out in Red Square, so we w

Schedla Valley romp    23 July 2005
Today was anything but a rest day.

Heading up the neighbouring Schedla Valley, towards the border of Georgia, our first hurdle was not the terrain, but the Russian border guards waiting for

Down in the valley wrestling with fish    22 July 2005
The beast lives!

It was a smooth transition down to valley living. Upon return to our hotel, some of the lads even went for a run! Guess the mountain charged them up so much they had a little

Team vamos a la playa summits Elbrus    21 July 2005
There is something magical about summit days. The early morning wake up, the getting started sometimes by the light of a full moon, breathing, walking, waiting for sunrise...
Today was one of thos