Balkaria, a southern Russian republic known for towering peaks and alpine valleys. This footage captures rugged ridges, ...

“Socks are key. Dry socks in fact. They’re the most important thing you need to pack,” my guide Giorgi says nonchalantly. “You should never go hiking without an extra pair.” I nod approvingly but ...

This aerial view captures a pastoral scene in Aktoprak Pass, located in Kabardino-Balkaria within Russia’s North Caucasus ...

Mount Elbrus has two main routes: the South Route and the North Route. The South Route is more popular as it has better facilities and easier access. Most climbers start from the south base camp. ...

A delegation of the Jewish communities in the Caucasus Mountains arrived here and submitted a request to the government to send a special commission to investigate the economic position of the ...

NALCHIK, August 11. /TASS/. A woman, got injured in the North Caucasus mountains, is delivered to Kabardino-Balkaria’s capital Nalchik by a helicopter of the Russian emergencies ministry, press ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 44, No. 3 (August 2024), pp. R14-R21 (8 pages) In recent years, Georgia has witnessed a shift in its general policy orientation from agricultural to rural ...

This story appears in the October 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. The men gather at dawn near the stone tower, cradling knives in callused hands. After a night of snowfall—the first of the ...

NAZRAN, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - Leila Albogachiyeva, the first female mountain climber in the history of the North Caucasian region of Ingushetia, has completed a climb to the top of Mount Everest, which ...