These Elbrus climb route points are the result of precise GPS satellite measurements (coordinates are given below).

Points and segments.

Point 14 - East summit.
Segment 8 - 13 - 14 - "Motorcycle"  ravine (snow, sometimes ice).
Point 13 - "Lendrover" jeep remains. This car was taken to the summit at the time of advertising campaign and crashed here when a steel rope was broken during the descent.
Point 12 - West summit.
Segment 11 - 12 - Plateau (snow).
Segment 10 - 11 - Steep segment. Rope belay may be useful. (snow, sometimes ice).
Point 9 - A hut remains, saddle nearby.
Segment 8 -9 - "Traverse" (snow).
Point 8 - Turn to the "Motorcycle" ravine.
Segment 6-7-8 - "Diagonal" (snow).
Segment 5-6 After Pastuckhov rocks rise. Little bit steeper. The most dangerous spot. Lots of people fell down from here during descent. It may be icy here and falling down is extremely dangerous. Snow, sometimes ice.
Point 4 - Pastuckhov Rocks
Segment 1- 4 - Snow, icy spots near Pastuckhov Rocks.
Point 3 - Rock edge. Places to put tents.
Point 2 - Rescue service small huts on the rocks.
Point 1 - "Priut-11" remains, "Diesel" hut  under construction.

Points   degrees/minutes/thousands

Points

   degrees/minutes/thousands
2 N 43 18'56,4'' 13 N 43 20'39,4''
  E 042 27'42,9''   E 042 27'10,0''
4 N 43 19'55,9'' 14 N 43 20'48,6''
  E 042 27'27,9''   E 042 27'12,9''
5 N 43 20'07,9'' 9 N 43 20'53,3''
  E 042 27'24,9''   E 042 26'46,7''
6 N 43 20'14,2'' 10 N 43 21'05,7''
  E 042 27'21,2''   E 042 26'38,9''
7 N 43 20'24,2'' 11 N 43 21'08'9''
  E 042 27'08,8''   E 042 26'37,0''
8 N 43 20'34,1'' 12 N 43 21'07,9''
  E 042 27'00,2''   E 042 26'18,6''
 Why are the exact coordinates may be useful? What's the reason of using GPS device?
The main danger on Mt. Elbrus is to lose your way. Glaciers of Elbrus are very big and no guiding line can be seen in a fog. If you lose your way you can go miles and miles across the crevasse areas. It is very dangerous. You can climb Mt Elbrus easy if the weather is good but snow storm or even fog makes things absolutely different. The main problem is segment 7-4 during the descent. There you need to go through the bottleneck to avoid crevasses.
By Gleb Miasnikov,  Elbrus Info. Last modified: 22.03.06
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