Tours / 04 - Kazbegi
A guided ascent to 5054 metres
- Duration
- 5 days
- Highest point
- 5054 m
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Season
- Late June – September
- Type
- Mountaineering ascent
Kazbek is one of the best-known summits of Georgia: a dormant volcano that rises above five thousand metres.
The climb is not the most technical, but it demands stamina, acclimatisation and safe travel on a glacier. So the group is small, and the programme includes training and reserve time.
Stepantsminda - Gergeti Trinity - Gergeti glacier - Bethlemi hut - summit
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Day by day
Day 01 Stepantsminda – Gergeti Trinity – mountain hut
From Stepantsminda we walk up past the Gergeti Trinity church and continue along the ridge to a hut facing the Gergeti glacier, at about 3000 metres.
Day 02 Gergeti glacier – Bethlemi hut
We cross the Gergeti glacier and climb to the Bethlemi hut (the former weather station, 3653 m), base camp for the ascent.
Day 03 Acclimatisation and training
A short climb to gain altitude, and practice: walking in crampons, using the ice axe, moving roped together.
Day 04 Summit day
A start in the night. The route crosses the glacial plateau, gains the saddle and takes the last steep slope to the summit at 5054 metres. We return to the hut the same day.
Day 05 Descent to Stepantsminda
The walk back down to the valley. This day also serves as the reserve in case of bad weather.
Safety
The ascent requires very good physical condition. The decision to go for the summit is the guide's, based on the weather and the state of the group.
What to bring
- Mountaineering boots
- Crampons and ice axe
- Helmet and harness
- Warm down jacket
- High-altitude sleeping bag
- Glacier glasses and sunscreen
- Head torch
- Thermos
