Gergeti mountain glacier

1 day hike
to the Gergeti glacier

1 day

no overnight stay

15 km

Hiking to the Gergeti glacier for one day in a comfortable group. We walk up to 15 km a day. Incredible Martian landscapes and unique nature await us.

Difficulty level: high

PROGRAM

The Gergeti glacier is of the alpine type. Its circus (a basin in the form of an amphitheater) - the source of food - is located at an altitude of 4000-4500 m above sea level. Snow accumulates here, which gradually transforms into firn, and subsequently into glacier ice, which has special plasticity.

Hike to Gergeti Glacier - photo 11

The surface of the glacier is occupied by a snow layer covering white ice of the firn type, dissected by vertical and horizontal cracks, the width of which ranges from 0,03-0,5 m to 7-8 m, and the depth reaches 20-30 m. At the edges of the ice cracks glacier is noticeable blue ice.

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SCHEDULE

 

Departure early in the morning from Tbilisi
Arrival in the mountain village of Stepantsminda, ascent to Gergeti. 
Start of the route from the Gergeti parking lot
Snack on the route
Departure to Tbilisi late in the evening 

Hike to Gergeti Glacier - photo 25

cost

$100

INCLUDED

BOOK A TOUR TO GERGETI

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW

To register for a tour, a mandatory prepayment of 100% of the tour cost is required.

Refund of prepayment is carried out upon cancellation of the tour no less than 5 days.
If you cancel the tour less than 5 days in advance, prepayment
does not return

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