Day 9

Today we are descending to 2922 m. After crossing the glacier I picked up the tent that I left at the Irik chat camp. Descending to 3500 m where Terje and Terje had a great hurry getting down to green grass while we wanted to play a little in the blue glacier ice first so we put on crampons and got up there to have a look. Later we headed down to 2922 and set camp in a beatiful meadow of flowers. Horses grazed on the other side of the river. We came down around 5 pm. It was an absolutely wonderful summer day so we had dinner outside all together.

Tragedy on Elbrus.

Morning of descent. 

Rest before the glacier. Photo: Sigvald

Photo: Sigvald

Terje and me at lunch. Photo: Sigvald

Sigvald above the glacier. 

Descent to the lush valley.

Me on Irik Chat. Photo: Sigvald

Photo: Sigvald

Photo: Sigvald

Playing on the ice. 

New camp 2922 m. Photo: Sigvald