A chairlift trail to the summit of Mount Mussa-Achitara

Mount Mussa-Achitara is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 3.141m (10,305ft) above the sea level, located in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, in Russia. It's one of the highest mountain roads of Europe.

Moussa-Achitara

Set amongst the Caucasus Mountains near the Georgian border within the Teberda Nature Reserve, the road to the summit is a chairlift access trail. It’s unpaved and totally impassable from September to June. 4x4 required. Expect a trail pretty steep. At the summit you can feel the lack of oxygen in the rarefied air.

Located within the Ski resort Dombai, the summit offers a breathtaking panorama of snow-capped peaks, sparkling glaciers, turbulent, fast-moving rivers and waterfalls ringing. The summit offers really wonderful views on the mountain valleys and mountain ridges of Dombai.
Pic: Валерий Басакин

 

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