Itinerary

Arrive Tbilisi. City tour.

Drive to Stepantsminda. Hotel (1720m).

Walk from Stepantsminda to Gergeti Trinity Church then beyond. Return to Stepantsminda. [10.6km, ascent/descent 710m, max 2410m] Late afternoon walk to Mount Elias. [5.5km, ascent/descent 300m, max 2050m]

Drive to Gergeti Trinity Church. Walk to Deka Hut (3005m). [5.4km, ascent 910m, descent 90m] Afternoon walk above Deka Hut. [3.1km, ascent/descent 220m, max 3220m]

Acclimatisation walk up the Gergeti glacier. [12.0km, ascent/descent 1100m, max 4110m]

Walk to Betlemi Hut (3650m). [3.9km, ascent 670m]

Climb Mt Kasbek (5047m). Return to Betlemi Hut. Original plan was to have a rest day and climb on Sunday but the forcast for Sunday was bad. [start 03:00, finish 15:44, ascent/descent 1420m, max 5030m]

Descend top Deka Hut then Gergeti Trinity Church. [9.1km, ascent 40m, descent 1520m] Drive to Stepantsminda.

Free day in Stepantsminda.

Drive to Tbilisi. Stop at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta.

Depart Tbilisi.