MOUNT ELBRUS — PLANNING CHECKLIST

[ ] Read current government travel advice
[ ] Understand insurance and consular limits
[ ] Seek qualified mountain guidance
[ ] Plan a gradual acclimatisation period
[ ] Discuss health and medicines with a clinician
[ ] Train glacier travel and crevasse rescue
[ ] Check weather and route conditions
[ ] Agree turnaround criteria
[ ] Prepare appropriate boots and crampons
[ ] Ice axe, harness and rope
[ ] Crevasse rescue equipment and skills
[ ] Warm layers, waterproofs and gloves
[ ] Food and sufficient water plus reserve
[ ] Navigation, headlamp and emergency plan
[ ] Share itinerary and expected return
[ ] Allow time for descent and changing conditions