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Elbrus — mountain on
Caucasus, on border of republics Kabardino-Balkariyas and Karachaevo-Circassia.
Elbrus is located to the north of the Main Caucasian Ridge and is
the highest top of Russia and the Europe.
Other names:
mingi-ÔáÒ — eternal mountain (karachaevo-балкарское).
Oshhamaho — mountain of happiness (adygskoe).
Gin-padishah — tsar of mountain spirits (Turkic).
Albar (Albors) — high; high mountain (Iranian).
JAlbuz — a mane of a snow (Georgian).
Urjushgljumos — mountain of day.
Kuskamaf — the mountain bringing happiness.
SHat, ÞáÔ-mountain
The description:
Elbrus is a two-peak cone of the extinct volcano. The western top
has height of 5642 m, East — 5621 m. They are divided by a saddle —
5200 m and will defend from each other approximately on 3 km. A total area of
glaciers of Elbrus of 134,5 km; most known of them: Big and Small Azau,
Terskol. On climbing classification Elbrus is estimated as 2А
снежно-ice, passage of both tops — 2Б. is also other, more
complex routes, for example Elbrus () on With-º an edge 3А. Gorges Adylsu,
SHheldy, Adyrsu, files Donguzoruna and Ushby are very popular among
climbers and mountain tourists. Prielbruse — the most popular mounting
skiing resort of Russia. A.I.Kuindzhi. « Elbrus » On slopes of
Elbrus the road leading on height of
3750 meters where there is the shelter "Flanks" which is being twelve
six-seater warmed inhabited vagonchikov and kitchen is located pendular and kreselnaja kanatnaja.
Now this
basic place of start rising on top of mountain. At height of 4100 m
the most high-mountainous hotel « the Shelter 11-ти », burned down in
the end of XX century on the basis of which boiler-house
the new building too actively used by climbers at present is built up is located. At height of
4700 m
are located rocks Pastuhova. Above them there is an ice field (winter) and
a slanting shelf. Further the route on top passes through a saddle. From
a saddle of top podymajutsja on height about 500 m.
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