Mount Kazbek (Mkinvartsveri)

Mountain Kazbek is the third highest peak in Georgia and its height is 5054 meters above sea level.

Mount Kazbek is not a difficult climbing route, so you don't need rock climbing or mountaineering experience to get here.

The main thing is good physical and psychological preparation and an experienced team.

It is located in Kazbegi Municipality, from where the Tergi river originates. Mount Kazbek route starts from Gergeti Trinity Church

Best time to visit the mount Kazbek

მყინვარწვერი .მწვერვალზე ასვლა ნებისმიერ სეზონზე არის შესაძლებელი თუმცა დაბალი ტემპერატურისა და  ზვავის საშიშროემის გამო არ არის რეკომენდებული  ზამტარსა და გაზაფხულზე ასვლა.

The best time to visit the mount Kazbek is from July to the end of September.

The peak is covered with permanent snow throughout the year. Here you will come across a lot of crevasses on the way, so it is not recommended to move without a mountaineering guide, as many people have fallen victim to the crevasses.

In September, the snow cover on the glacier reaches its minimum level and crevasses appear well, the weather is the most stable during this period, and that is why the majority of tourists choose to climb the glacier at the end of August and September.

Equipment and physical training

To climb the glacier, you will definitely need crampon, ice-axe, mountaineering belt, helmet, hiking shoes, warm clothes, waterproof and windproof clothes. After all, climbing a glacier requires physical preparation, but psychological readiness is a necessary factor.

After all, climbing to the top requires physical preparation, but psychological readiness is a necessary factor. If you don't have experience, walking in the mountains is quite difficult, both physically and psychologically.

Do not think that climbing the peak is easy. If it didn't work the first time. Don't give up, the mountain will definitely get you next time.

Detailed description of the tour

Mount Kazbek (Mkinvartsveri)

Georgian Extreme Ways 

Day 1 – in the morning, we will leave from Tbilisi in the direction of Stefantsminda. The route starts from Gergeti Trinity Church. And after 5.3 kilometers through Sabertse Pass, we will reach Alti Hut. A mountain hut located at 3015 meters above sea level. We will have the first day of acclimatization right here. Height variation: ⬆ 870 m ⬇ 56 m

Day 2 – Early in the morning we will drive from Alti Hut to Betlebi Hut (glacier meteostation) which is located at 3670 meters above sea level. We will have the second acclimatization day at the iron church near the hut, which is located almost 4000 meters above sea level.

Day 3- at 2 midnight we leave in the direction of the peak. 4 km long route, height change ⬆ 1400 meters. We will be at the top by about 10 am.

Day 4 - return to Tbilisi. (In case of weather deterioration, the fourth day will be a backup and we will return to Tbilisi on the fifth day)