Climbing Kazbek (5054 m) + Tetnuldi (4869 m), Georgia

Gathering of participants in the capital of Georgia before 15:00. It is possible to organize a meeting in Stepantsminda (Kazbegi). We meet the guide. Check-in to a comfortable hotel.

We rent insufficient equipment. Transfer by SUV to the Holy Trinity Church. Transfer to the Alti Hut shelter, 3000 m. Accommodation in the shelter.
Personal belongings, public equipment and food are carried up on horses. It is possible to rent a horse for throwing personal belongings, and the costs are spread among all those who wish.
Transition about 9 km, 4-5 hours.

After breakfast, the next step is the transition to the shelter “Meteostation”. Night in the shelter. Personal belongings, public equipment and food are carried up on horses. It is possible to rent a horse for dropping off personal belongings, and the costs will be spread over everyone.
The trek is about 5 km, 4 hours.

We will dedicate the day to acclimatization and training. The instructor will teach basic skills: self-restraint on glaciers and ice, and the skills of moving with insurance. Descent back to the shelter.

We wake up at night, have breakfast and leave no later than 3 o’clock. We climb the classic route to the eastern, main summit. Part of the climb goes through a moraine, then we gradually gain altitude and go out onto the glacier. On the glacier we put on crampons and systems, and move in ties. We rejoice at the successful ascent of Kazbek (5054 m), and admire the magical views. Approximate trekking time to the summit is 7-9 hours, the descent is another 3-4 hours. We go down to the camp. Night in a shelter.
Transition 15 km.

We return to the village of Stepantsminda, move to Tbilisi. We put away city things in the guest house. Arrival in the city in the evening at 19:00. Check-in at the hotel.
Descent track – 10 km, 5 hours. Night at the hotel.

In the morning we take the high-speed train to Zugdidi. The ride takes about 6 hours. Then 3 hours by car to Mestia. Yesterday we walked around the evening city, the capital of Svaneti.

In the morning we will be taken by car to an altitude of 3000 m. Transfer to the assault camp on the Nageb Pass – 3600 m. Setting up the assault camp. Night in tents.

Ascent to Tetnuldi (4869m) via the South-West Ridge, 2B. The ascent to Mount Tetnuldi along the classic route is snow and ice. One third of the ascent is passing the icefall and the closed Nageb glacier, the so-called exit to the pillow. From the pillow, movement along the closed glacier, bypassing cracks and then exit to the Tetnuldi ridge (in some places the ridge is 30-50 cm wide).
Before exiting to the ridge, there is often a large crack – bergschrund. From the base camp on the pass to this place is about 2.5 – 3 hours.
We continue moving along a narrow ridge, steepness 20 ° – 30 °, in some places small rock outcrops. Narrow places on the ridge are passed simultaneously or with alternating belay (ridge or below the ridge). In the upper part, the ridge becomes wider and a little steeper. The average ascent time from the camp on the Nageb Pass is 4-6 hours, the descent takes 2-3 hours.
It is optimal to start the ascent two hours before sunrise in order to descend from the ridge before the snow begins to melt; in the afternoon, the snow bridges and part of the trail on the ridge are very unreliable.

Completion of the climbing program, descent from the Nageb Pass to the road, where a car will pick us up and take us to Mestia. Accommodation in a guest house. In the evening we go to a cafe, where we will try local cuisine and celebrate the climb.

Reserve day in case of bad weather and other circumstances.

Return to Tbilisi and flight home.