Ski touring Mt Kazbek ( 5054 )
Day 1
Airport pick-up and then transfer to the Hotel in Tbilisi Center.
Day 2
Tbilisi – Stephantsminda – MountainHut “DEKA” – 3020 m.
Meet at 08:00 am in Tbilisi in the hotel and drive to the Stepantsminda (aka Kazbegi). The drive takes about 3 hours.
In Stephantsmionda we will change transport with an SUV car and continue to Smaeba Trinity Church (Driving from Stephantsminda to Sameba takes 15 minutes).
From the Sameba Trinity church, we will start ski touring to the hut. Time is approximately 3 hours and 840 vertical meters.
Day 3
Alpine Hut “Deka” 3020m – Base camp (Betlemi hut) 3650 m.
After breakfast at about 9:00 am, we will start ski touring to the Mount Kazbek base camp (3650 m). Time is approximately 3 hours / 630 vertical meters.
After lunch, we will have training in front of the camp.
We will practice how to walk with crampons, use an ice axe, walk with a rope, and all the things that can be necessary to know during the climbing.
Day 4
Acclimatization day.
After breakfast Ski touring till 4200 meters.
Day 5
Mount Kazbek Summit Climbing:
At about 01:00 we will have an early breakfast. At about 02:00 am we will start hiking to the Mount Kazbek plateau on 4500 m – approximately 4 hours. After that, we will continue from the plateau to the Mount Kazbek saddle (4900 m at 30 degrees) and then to the summit at 40-45 degrees using ice axes and fixed ropes. Due to a glacier terrain and abundant crevasses, the group will walk using a rope on a route above 3900 m. Total climbing time and distance: 10 -11 hours. From Summit we will ski down to the hut at 3020 m.
Day 6
Mountain Hut “Deka“ 3020m – Sameba church 2200m – Tbilisi.
After breakfast, we will descend to the church . We will visit the church and then drive to Tbilisi (150 km / 3 hours). On the way from Gergeti to Tbilisi, we will drive through the Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) town, stop at the Ananuri Fortress in Ananuri village, and then at the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia’s ancient capital. Then drive to Tbilisi.
Day 7
Reserve the day in case of bad weather.
Day 8
Transfer to the airport after breakfast in the hotel.
Price:
Group of 1 – €2085
Group of 2 – €1795
Group of 3-4 – €1580
Group of 5 and more – €1370
Price includes:
Transfer from and to the airport
Two nights in a Hotel in Tbilisi on a twin/triple share basis. An extra payment of 15 Euro/night is required for a single room.
Transfer Tbilisi – Stepantsminda – Gergeti Trinity church and back, 150 km
Two nights accommodation in the Kazbek mountain camp 1 at 3030 meters in the Mountain Hut “Deka” (It is a completely new mountain hut built in the 2023 summer and will start working in 2024 Winter. It is one of the “Climbing Georgia’s” projects)
Two nights’ accommodation in the Kazbek mountain Base camp at 3650 m in Tents (Also mats are included)
English-speaking IFMGA/GMGA mountain guide for the duration of the expedition. The guide/client ratio is 1:3. (For 3 tourists one Guide)
Meals – full board, except for *** Day 1 – breakfast and lunch, Last day Lunch and Dinner, and Snuck during the Mount Kazbek climbing day.
Water. There is spring drinkable water and we drink it and of course, it is free for anyone. Also, it is possible to buy bottled water in Cafe “Mkinvartsveri”
Electricity 220 V.
Visiting the following sites on the drive from Gergeti to Tbilisi: Gergeti Sameba monastery, Stepantsminda town, Ananuri Fortress, Svetitskhoveli cathedral.
Kazbek summit ascent Certificate
NOTE:
In case do not use reserve day you will come back to Tbilisi a day earlier.
Price may change depending on your flight schedule.
Price does not Include:
Alcohol drinks
Bottled water
Breakfast and Lunch on Day 1, lunch and dinner on the last day, and snuck during Kazbek climbing day.
Horse for personal bags (we do not include it in service, because except for your things you do not need to bring anything. Tents, food camping staff, etc. are included in the price and we will organize it ourselves)
Single accommodation
Private equipment (Ice axes; harness; carabiners; Crampons; helmet)