This week's Daytonian of the Week, Cheryl Dillin, will set off next month to climb the 10th most prominent peak in the world — Mt. Elbrus, to honor the nation's veterans, Purple Heart recipients and ...

Mount Elbrus has two main routes: the South Route and the North Route. The South Route is more popular as it has better facilities and easier access. Most climbers start from the south base camp. ...

Well, I am back in Southern Russia at my hotel after a very fast and successful summit of Mt. Elbrus at 18,583 feet. As usual I will do a complete trip report but here are the highlights. We arrived ...

Steve Stevens still doesn’t have an answer to a question he was first asked in August, right after he’d finished climbing Mount Elbrus.

In May, organized group ascents to the main peak of Europe began. The season for those who want to test themselves and the will to win will last until October. During this period, tourists can use a ...

For many travelers, going to Disneyland or a Hawaiian beach is their dream vacation. Not Leonard Green. The Kent man is heading to a remote area of Russia next month to climb 18,510-foot Mount Elbrus.

The mountaineering world is all about fear, reward, and setting and breaking new records. Alpine climbers don their best winter hiking boots and crampons every day, load up their ice axes and ropes, ...

Russian teams searching for a Littleton police officer who went missing while climbing Mount Elbrus have called off their search efforts, according to the missing man’s wife. Steven Beare has been ...