Day 1. You are ready for your mount Kazbek and Ortsveri expedition. We will meet at our office. Check climbing equipment, meet your IFMGA mountain guides.
Our company has an outstanding  IFMGA certified climbing fleet of professional mountain guides. We give maximum effort to provide maximum security and safety for you.

The guides who will assist you during the whole trip can speak English, German, Russian, and several other languages. The guides are required to reach top standards to provide the highest quality services on personal mountaineering. Every guide who will assist you has plenty of experience in climbing and knows the mountain like the back of their hand.
Overnight in the comfortable guesthouse. Double or triple rooms with meals are available.

Early morning after breakfast, at 9.00 am you can leave extra luggage at our office. We will drive to Sameba Trinity Church by car, which takes about 30 minutes.
The church has a deep history, it was built in the 14th century. One of the most famous world poets Alexandr Pushkin devoted one of his poems to the "Monastery of Kazbek".
Here we will meet a horse with a guide who will take your luggage to the Meteo station, and of course, it is more convenient for you to carry a small bag in which you have only the necessary items you will need on the way. It is an additional service, and you pay extra, but we will make a discount and offer you this service and all the additional services at the cheapest price. Then we start climbing in the direction of the meteo station with your guide, who will be with you throughout the whole tour.
After connecting with religion we start going. This day will bring you a lot of wonderful scenery. You will go throw green mountains and have a view of Mount Kazbek. All the day group goes upwards. The first day is the easiest day of our expedition. The trail is not hard, so you can admire the scenery and get pleasure from the thought that you have started maybe one of the most exciting actions in your life - climbing Mount Kazbek's expedition. Mount Kazbek's expedition seems to be not so difficult. But do not think that it will always be so. However, you have a good time enjoying not difficult hiking. We will go 2-3 hours through green valleys and beautiful paths and then come to a wonderful place not far from the first part-Saberdze.

If we go by foot (not transfer). from the town of Kazbegi, the trail to Sameba Trinity church is very easy. Then in the direction of Meteo station, to the front of the glacier, and cross it to the foot of the Kazbek. You will cross some crevasses without problems. At the south foot of the Kazbek, you can see the Meteo station lying above you overlooking the glacier.

Day 3. Acclimatization day. Eventually, reach the hight of 4,000 meters where acclimatization will have to be made. Our climbing guides who will guide you throughout the whole way will teach you how to use climbing equipment. They have highest qualification in the world for leading people in the mountains qualification valid for climbing and skiing on the difficult glaciers. At the end of the session, you will get back towards the Meteo station for rest. Our mountain guides have not only great experience in climbing of Mount Kazbek, but also experience of difficult climbs and remote mountains in other ranges.

Day 4. In the early morning, there will be ascent to mount Ortsveri. The whole climbing from the the base camp to the top of Ortsveri, and back will take max. 4-5 hours. After that you will climb following the glacier to Plateau. You can traverse the Glacier to the foot of Ortsveri at more than one point, depending of snow condition.
At the end of the expedition back towards meteostation and have some relaxing time after climb.

In the early morning, about 2.00 a.m.- the summit attack.
We wake up at about 1 a.m. Your mountain guide will once again give you advice on every detail. We check the weather forecast in advance, and if it is good, we start leaving at 2 o'clock in the direction of Mt. Kazbek when it is still night, and we must have a headlight because without it is impossible to follow the road. Also, check the equipment that you need when climbing a mountain, and also bring water and some food. Carry only a small backpack with you, and leave all other items inside in a meteo station or tent. Please do not forget helmets, cracks, and crevasses will meet, and you should have these.
The climb to the mountain takes about 6 hours. You are on the mountain at around 8 a.m., are physically fit, have experience climbing mountain, and may be able to do it in less time. If you are with a group, it also depends on their physical training.
Before climbing the peak of Mount Kazbek, you will meet a place called Plateau. From here the use of all climbing equipment is essential.
The road is cracked, which in the case of fresh snow is covered and not visible, so you have to be very careful. In summer because there are a lot of people. You have your mountain guide with you and the process of climbing the mountain becomes easier.
Before you climb the glacier, there is another place we call the Khmaura. There is a danger of falling stones sometimes, but our guides know this very well, and wrestling with them with a rope will avoid many problems. I find it very necessary and important to use a helmet, especially in such places.
At 8 a.m. you are already fulfilling a long dream and from the Mt. Kazbek overlooks the beautiful views below. You will take beautiful photos. It is an enjoyable process, you will all agree.
Stop for about 30-40 minutes and start arriving down in the direction of the meteo station. You will need about as much time as you can climb, maybe a little less.
Ascent to the top of Mount Kazbek and back to Betlemi Hut takes approximately 12 hours in total.
With our mountain guides climbing to Mount Kazbek it's always successful. Only weather conditions and your physical shape are important in this case. At the end of the expedition towards meteo station and rest after the expedition.
That night overnight there.
WE WILL DO IT!
This day is the most important day of our climbing. Why? The answer is simple. Today do it - we attack the peak of Kazbek and then go back to the Meteo Station. The dream is as close as you can imagine! But believe me, it will be hard. Big dreams need big courage and good physical form. And, of course, positivity! It is one of the most valuable qualities. Without being positive, managing all the difficulties and dangers of a climbing expedition is nearly impossible. So take off your bag and your smile, and we will go!
Our trail from the Meteo Station to the top of Kazbek can be divided into three parts. All of them are different and are difficult and demand good skills and physical form. If some tourists can go alone from the Trinity Church to the meteo station and it is not very dangerous, the situation after it changes a lot. If you do not have a BIG mountain climbing experience going without a guide is very dangerous. An experienced guide knows how to cross the glacier, what to do if someone has fallen inside a crack, how to manage frozen -20 on a steep slope, and many other things that can save your life. If you have no such experience and value your life, you need a guide.
The first part of the way is the road to the Glacier. It will take us 2-3 hours. This part could be not very difficult, but there are some peculiarities. First of all, remember: it is nighttime now. You can see something only with the help of the light on your head. It is dark, cold, and scary. Though we will not use it before the glacier, we put on our harnesses in Bethlemi Hut. We will pass the White Cross and the Black Cross, famous among all the Kazbek climbers. The first danger we will meet on the waystones. Huge stones that are falling from the slopes. We must be careful and attentive and, of course, wear a helmet. The noise of falling stones in darkness can scare climbers. It is not a physical, but an emotional challenge. If you manage it you will come to the second part of our trail - the glacier.
Experienced guides agree, that it is the most dangerous and technically difficult part of the Kazbek climbing expedition. The glacier is full of deep ice cracks, so invisible. Moreover, they are changing. There can't be a universal map for the climbers, because new cracks appear mostly every day. If your friend climbed Kazbek one year ago and gave you his map, do not even think about following it. Mountain guides know how to find the best way to cross the glacier. You will go very carefully, thinking about every step. Snow under our legs is also not safe, because it can break down when we make a step, and it is a big risk to fall into a hole 20 meters depth. For crossing the glacier we use a rope. Also, we use it after the glacier finishes.
If every member of our group listens to the mountain guide carefully, we manage the glacier! All the difficulties are behind us, manage almost everything that we need! Just a few steps - and we are on the top! Of course, it is not so. It is a very widespread mistake among people who climb Kazbek first. And also it is a reason why some people do not reach the peak of Mount Kazbek It is too early to relax! The third part of the trail is waiting for us. And it is also not very easy, it is difficult. If someone has a tambourine in his bag, it is good, because now we need to ask the Universe for good weather. Of course, it is a joke, but the weather is important for us. Sometimes is foggy, can't see anything around you. It is difficult to go. We cross a steep slope covered with a huge amount of snow. Usually, we make short stops every ten steps. It is physically the hard part of the expedition, but the thought that soon you will be on the summit brings motivation. The way from the glacier to the peak takes about 3 hours. The slope is becoming steeper and steeper. But finally, there is no farther away, and we are on the summit! We did it! The clouds are under our feet.
We usually do not stay on the peak for more than 30 minutes. Otherwise, we turn into snowmen, and the groups that are going after us give us a kick from the summit. But this time is enough to admire the views and to feel something you were looking for when you decided to join the Kazbek climbing expedition. Your feelings will be unforgettable. When the clouds are under your feet, when you realize, that you have managed all the difficulties, you understood, who you are.
The way from the summit back to meteostation takes less time, than up, but also about 6-7 hours. That is why leaving the meteostation you must you have taken enough food and, of course, all the needed equipment. Climbing the mount you will spend a lot of calories, you should eat a lot. On the way, there will be no time for cooking, so your food should be ready to eat. Energy bars, chocolate bars, and cheese are variants.
When you go in the direction of Mount Kazbek, maybe you think can not find the way, especially when it is covered with snow, the weather condition is not so good. Sometimes people follow other group, and it gets easier to find the right way. There is no single and straight path to the glacier. So we have to be especially careful and attentive. Especially when the mountain guide is not with us. If we are late to leave the meteorological station, it can cause lots of problems and endanger our lives. It is necessary to get out of the meteo station not later than 2 a.m. because if we leave the glacier late, at this time the snow melts, and the risk of falling stones is high. Take note of all the details and insure yourself against imminent danger

Day 6. The descent from meteostation to Stepantsminda is about to be commenced.
Next morning, when we wake up if we want to bring luggage on horseback, at about 10 to 11 a.m. The horse guide will come to the meteo station, and we pick up the prepared luggage. It will bring them down to Stepantsminda and leave them in our agency. you will take them from us.
After everything we made, it is easy. The way will take us 4-5 hours. We will cross Gergeti Glacier again, go through Saberdze, and come to Trinity Church. Here the car will take us to Stepantsmida. The expedition to Kazbek finished! You will see the scenery more, and back like a new version of yourself!
You will return from meteo station with your mountain guide to the Sameba Trinity Church, and transfer down to Stepantsminda.
Now you can stay for one more night in a guest house in Stepantsminda and have a rest or go home.
If you are too tired and don't want to carry your bags from the meteo station, we can rent the horses that will take your bags to our office. When you come to Stepantsminda, you will take it from there.

There will be a reserve day just in case there is bad weather. It should make you able to climb Mt. Kazbek.
In the case of bad weather, the second day is free. The following days are to be paid additionally.
There is going to be the chance of having a retry if, on the first day, you did not climb to a plateau of 4500 meters above sea level, which is going to be free of charge. If you reach the plateau and would like to go further above. (extra)
If you reach the plateau and to go further, that will be at extra cost.

Final day departure home.
We can also organize an expedition program suitable to your wishes.
The costs of the tour: 1100 EURO per person (depending on the services).
400 EUR - for reservation. The payment is transferred to our bank account in advance via bank transfer.
700 EUR when we meet at our agency MTA.
For all rental charges, you can use cash, Visa, or Master Card.

The tour price includes the following:
The guide service.
In case bad weather prevails- the second day will be for free. The following days will be at an extra cost.
Professional guides’ service. One guide for three participants.
Training and verification of the participants.
help in preparing for the expedition and consultations in advance.
Train for acclimatization before your Mount Kazbek expedition.
General equipment rental.
Horse for luggage up Meteo station.
Overnight in Stepantsminda guesthouse.
Overnight outside Meteo station in tents.
Transfer to/back Sameba Trinity Church
Extra luggage you can leave at our office.
Climbing general equipment rental includes, and other private equipment rental price list you can see price list.
We offer separate expeditions to Mount Kazbek and Ortsveri, as well as Mount Kazbek and Chaukhi. If you want to organize both of these mountains at the same time, write to us in advance and we will gladly plan such tours.
Horses for luggage and down (extra)
If you need 1 more guide you pay extra money.
Transfer from and to airports (extra).
Rent of private equipment, hotel reservation, and Altihut reservation.