Yuri Zaika

Mountain guide, mountaineering instructor
Specialization: Mountaineering, mountain tourism, climbing
Regions: Caucasus, Alps, Carpathians
Experience: STP Instructor School, member of Alpenwehren Austria (Austrian Mountain Union)
Sports results/championships: CU in TMT 2001-2004 (1st place, team competition), CU in TMT 2005 (2nd place, team competition) CU (hiking) – 3rd place, 1987
Years of experience by sport: MT-since 1986, Mountaineering-since 1997, cycling (amateur, master’s master level)
Maximum achievements by years: 1987-South-West. Pamir V class mountaineering-V (UlluKara, Bashkara-Gadil, Ural (hands, two) – 2001-2004) Elbrus – about 30 ascend, participation in the construction of a shelter on Sedlovina (2008-2011), Kazbek-41 ascend. (2008-2021). Ortsveri (March 2021) IV-solo, Northen wall. Mont Blanc-9(2017-2023), Matterhorn-2(2019, 2023)
Favorite mountainous region, country: Caucasus (Georgia), Alps (France, Switzerland, Italy), Austria (Tyrol)

Make your hobby into a profession and you will never have to work.

Briefly about yourself: I love mountains, sports, drawing, life. I love women, without fanaticism :).

Life credo, basic principles in working with people: Stoicism.

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