Americans may do a double take at the idea of Georgia being a ski destination, but in this case, it's the European country, ...

“Socks are key. Dry socks in fact. They’re the most important thing you need to pack,” my guide Giorgi says nonchalantly. “You should never go hiking without an extra pair.” I nod approvingly but ...

In September 2020 Georgian mountaineers made a 16-day trip to Svaneti in Central Caucasus and completed two new routes. The first, by Archil Badriashvili, Giorgi Tepnadze and Levan Lashkarashvili, up ...

Discover the Caucasus Mountains, filmed in Kabardino-Balkaria, a southern Russian republic known for towering peaks and ...

Rising between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains are among the world’s most dramatic natural borders.

This story appears in the October 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. The men gather at dawn near the stone tower, cradling knives in callused hands. After a night of snowfall—the first of the ...

NAZRAN, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - Leila Albogachiyeva, the first female mountain climber in the history of the North Caucasian region of Ingushetia, has completed a climb to the top of Mount Everest, which ...

The birth date on Shchagidet Ivanova's passport reads May 10, 1894. (RFE/RL) June 1, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Shchagidet Ivanova gives the term "senior citizen" a whole new meaning. She is the oldest person ...