Ushba - the most beautiful and difficult mountain of Caucasus, the Queen, which is proudly reigning above of all the Main Caucasian Mountain Range. More than the one hundred years history of ascensions of this mountain has retained many heroic and dramatic episodes. All the annals of Russian and world sportive mountain climbing is deeply connected with this strange name - Ushba, the name, which even local people - Swanetians, who live at the foot of it, can not explain clearly... One version of translation of this name from Svanetian language is "The road to nowhere", the other is "The place of the witches' sabbath.
Ascension of Ushba is difficult both technically and psychologically, the mountain gets on the climber, tries to break him, to force him to give up before the Summit. It is impossible to tell, what the climber feels standing on top, among curling clouds there, where two worlds are merging the reality and the eternity... Only one thing I can tell you - all my climbs of Ushba are the brightest moments of my life. Without this Mountain for me it wouldn't be fairy to repeat the words of my favorite writer: «Well, the world is wonderful and surprising, there is something more in it than commerce, much more… »
The easiest route is Normal to the North Summit from Russia - AD+
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Ushba plateau region is very impressive and rather extreme place. It’s very unique place with terrible mountains shape - Ushba, Chatyn, Shkhelda and Schurovskogo peaks. Very interesting for photo and video expeditions.
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