"Summited on Sat July 21 at 7 in the morning. Clear blue sky, few clouds. 8 day tour with Elbrus tours. Stayed in the hut on 3800 meters. Acclimatisation tour up to 4700m. Summit day was unforgettable. " — niklasbennwik • Jul 20, 2018

"Perfect weather for acclimatization hikes but had cloud cover for most of the summit day. Did an 8 day guided trip with Pilgrim Tours, which was a very professional company. Stayed in Cheget village to start and did an acclimatization hike up Mt. Cheget on day 2. Took lifts to the Barrels camp (~12,500ft) on day 3 from which we did an additional acclimatization hike to Pastukhov rocks (~15,500ft). Day 4 was rest day prior to summiting on day 5. On summit day we took a snow cat up to Pastukhov rocks before starting out as the 6000ft in elevation gain would have been difficult/impossible given the deep snow drifts. Descended on day 6 and spent remaining days going to a Russian bath house, eating, and doing hikes in nearby valleys." — Timberwolf • May 27, 2014

"Me and my friend Miki did Elbrus climb in 7 days. We did very good acclimatization and we were in good shape. The weather was changing all the time but on the summit day was perfect! When I went down I was all burned on my face and because of the not fit sun glasses i was blind some hours! " — FilipVasileski • Jul 16, 2012

"Our team of nine all successfully summited yesterday, Saturday, 7 August, 2010, at approximate 11:15 a.m. Cold winds were experienced up to the saddle but clouds and winds abated for perfect blue skies upon summiting, where the temperature was warmer. The team is elated. We have now descended back to Azau for much needed showers and beers." — waXology • Aug 7, 2010

"Climbed with the Kansas City Climbing Club just after the fall of the Soviet Union. We climbed the entire mountain. We did not use the cable car on the way up, but we did use it to go down." — Stewy • Aug 9, 1992