Equipment List Elbrus climb from the South

Alpine equipment:

• Plastic or leather double boots (best) or heavy insulated leather boots, suitable for crampons (not recommended for people who’s feet are getting cold quickly, for example women, people with frost bites or problems with blood circulation and for the cold time of the climbing season – April/ May, September/ October)
• Back pack (appr. 50 – 60 l) for transportation of all your equipment to the camp and for the hiking days or a bigger back pack or expedition back pack (60 – 100 l) for transportation of your equipment to the camp and a smaller back pack (30 – 40 l) for the hiking days
• Sleeping bag (down or holofiber), comfort temperature 0 degrees or less
• temperature (the huts in the mountain camp are normally heated, but it can get cold in case of electricity breakdown)
• Headlamp with spare batteries
• Ice axe
• Trekking poles
• Crampons
• Climbing harness, 2 regular carabiners, 2 locking carabiners, 2 prussik cords (length 360 cm and 180 cm, 6 mm diameter), 1 sling 120 cm
• Sunscreen for face and lips (high protection)
• Unbreakable metal thermos (1 l)
• Metal or plastic bottle (Nalgene, Sigg or other) with insulator (1 l)

Clothing:

• Technical outerware layer: waterproof / breathable jacket (with hood) and pants (Goretex or similar wind and water proof material)
• Insulation layer: sweater and/ or jacket and pants (fleece, soft-shell or wind-stopper) (1-2 sets)
• 1 set of base layer: long tights and longsleeved shirt
• T-Shirt
• Trekking pants
• Down jacket (a must as life saving equipment, Elbrus can be a very cold mountain)
• Warm hat (fleece or wool)
• Balaklava/ face mask (fleece or wool)
• Woolen mountaineering socks (minimum 2 pairs)
• Fleece or woolen gloves
• Mittens with down or holofiber insulation or mittens made of 3-layer Goretex with warm fleece liner
• Glacier sunglasses with side flaps
• Ski goggles
• Sun hat, cap or bandana

It is possible to rent equipment, please let us know in advance what you need!