Kazbek Mountain is the heart of the Caucasus

Mount Kazbek - the most famous of all the peaks,who know mankind. She gained fame not only thanks to writers such as Lermontov, Pushkin, but also because of her greatness and beauty. The mountain itself is just gorgeous. In order to get to its top, you need to stock up on warm clothes, special shoes, sunglasses, because when climbing the sun just blinds.

First you need to drive a car on the routewhich passes through Fiagdon ravine. Then continue on foot. Mount Kazbek is not only a symbol of greatness, but also a bait for numerous geologists. When climbing, be sure to pay attention to the stone block, which is a monument. On it are carved various inscriptions, of which we understand that the monument was made to man. But the most interesting thing is that the years of life of this old man are simply amazing. He lived one hundred sixty-seven years.

Mount Kazbek is available to tourists only in summer.In winter, only professionals can conquer its peaks. In Georgian, Mount Kazbek means “ice peak”. And this is completely untrue. Therefore, if you want to become one of the conquerors of this natural creation, it is best to plan the ascent of Kazbek in the warm season.

AT.Kozmin is the first of our compatriots who dared to conquer the mountain peak. And he succeeded. The mountain itself (by the standards of geologists) is not complicated, but you can hear a lot of stories about the invisible conquerors. Today it is very well mastered by climbers. Speaking their language, she became already "home". This indicates that the safe paths are already trodden, your path will be much easier than that of the discoverers. The main thing - stock up on good equipment and patience.

There are manylegends and tales. One of the most famous is about Prometheus, who was punished for giving fire to people and chained to ice rocks for that. The legend of Prometheus is also found in Georgia, Ingushetia. Only his name is in the Georgian version Amirani, and in the Ingush version he is called Kurkja.

Approximately in the middle of the road you will definitely seemonastery, which is also very often found in many works of writers. “Monastery on Kazbek” - a poem by C. Sameb, Pushkin’s work “Journey to Arzrum” mentions this temple. If you carefully read Lermontov's poem “The Demon”, we understand that “the church is on a steep summit” is the given monastery.

Mount Kazbek. A photo

Of course, I really want to bring you allthe magnificence of this mountain. But words make it almost impossible. This can be done only by people not only creative, but also with the richest inner world. A.S. Pushkin like no one could betray the charm of Kazbek. But not a single word can replace the emotions and sensations that Kazbek gives. He must be subdued personally, because it will be your impressions ...

“Here the clouds humbly go under me;
Waterfalls rush through them;
Below them are cliffs of big bulks;
There is thin skinny moss, dry bush ... "