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Dutch Elbrus Expedition 2000, a Russian adventure!

Elbrus west summit (5.642m)
and east summit (5.621m)

Peter-Arjen and Ramon
on the summit of Elbrus (5.642m)

Boris and Peter-Arjen
on the summit of Elbrus (5.642m)

July 2000 Peter-Arjen, Boris and Ramon left for Elbrus, Russia. The Dutch Elbrus Expedition started more chaotic then planned, because Peter-Arjen stepped with his foot in a needle the evening before departure. The needle needed to be removed surgical and the foot stitched. At the train station in Den Haag more stress came up because Boris arrived in the nick of time. But Boris had a good reason, he went buying a rubber tube for filling the petrol bottles in Russia, we had forgotten.

At Schiphol airport it appeared we could only take 5 kg handluggage instead of the 10 kg told formerly. After some diplomatic conversation we could take everything without being charged. Interested in the rest of the story in Russia? You will find it in the travelstory (in Dutch only).

Location & Maps

Mount Elbrus is situated in southwest Russia, close to the Georgian border. Often people forget that the Caucasus mountain area is also European and think Mont Blanc is the highest mountain. The Mont Blanc is 'only' the highest mountain in the Alps. In the seven summits project (climbing all highest mountains of each continent) the European goal is the Elbrus. On the map of Europe the eastern border is not pencilled right. The part where Elbrus is situated is missing. The second map shows the Caucasus right. The maps open in a new window.

Facts about the mountain