Duration: 5-6 hours.
Walking distance along the route - 8 km
Height difference: 600 meters.
Breakfast at the hotel will set the tone for a new day of adventure.
At 9:00, you will meet with a guide, and a new route awaits you ahead — in the Kogutai Gorge.
The peaks of Bolshoy (3819 m) and Maly (3750 m) Kogutai are the most recognizable in the Elbrus region (upper Baksan), not counting, of course, Elbrus or Donguzorun.
Two rocky triangles and a long tongue of glacier below them — a picture that can be seen from everywhere, from Cheget, from the village of Terskol, the cable car on Elbrus.
The route starts from the foot of Cheget Mountain.
The first part of the route is a beautiful old pine forest. First, we need to overcome the route along the ridge, along a fairly steep path, quickly gaining altitude, but our efforts will be rewarded with a beautiful view of the great Kogutai waterfall, where we will have our first stop.
Gradually, the pine forest is replaced by birch, in winter avalanches often descend here, and in summer we can observe their devastating consequences.
As we climb, we leave the forest area and enter the subalpine zone of blooming alpine meadows.
We have a magnificent view of Elbrus, Cheget and the Caucasian ridge all the way. We cross a small river and arrive at our next point, Waterfall Hill.
Here we will have a simple rock climbing and a reward — a panoramic view of the valley, Elbrus and a powerful beautiful cascade of waterfalls.
The route does not end there, we continue moving up towards the glacier.
We leave the alpine meadows and enter the zone of rocks, ice and water.
Rocks polished by ice and water, futuristic shapes and colors will not leave anyone indifferent.
Lunch-lunch with a breathtaking view, descent down to the Cheget glade.
Rest at the hotel.
The price includes: breakfast, tour guide, entrance tickets to the national park, lunch (lunch), dinner, depending on the reservation, overnight at the hotel.