Climbing Ushba in Svaneti:
European skiers’ magic ski experience in Georgia [VIDEO]
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European skiers Leo Slemett, Sam Anthamatten, and Markus Eder attempt to complete the first ski descent of the eponymous Mount Ushba in Georgia’s north-west Svaneti region.
From steep skiing to freestyle and pillow-lines – the team of three climbed the 4,694m high northern peak of the "Witches’ Sabbath” to attempt what has never been done before.
"In memory of Andreas Fransson” – with this caption opens a 20-minute short ski film about Svaneti.
All three skiers admitted it was the best ski experience they had in their life.
Mount Ushba, measuring 4,710m high, is one of the most notable peaks of the Caucasus mountain range. Due to its steep profile, glacier slopes, and unstable weather, Mount Ushba is regarded as the most difficult ascent in the Caucasus.
The adventure started on July 6, 2017 and lasted about two months. Screenshot from the documentary film.
Even though Ushba is the seventh highest peak in Georgia, reaching the summit is considered one of the hardest climbs in Georgia.
A helicopter followed the skiers for security reasons. Screenshot from the documentary film.
Georgian rescue officers are searching for two German tourists who went missing near the Mount Ushba in the Svaneti region in the west of Georgia.
Georgian extreme sports cameraman Nika Lebanidze became part of a record-breaking mountain peak leap by a world famous base jumper earlier this month, with the Georgian capturing the feat on lens.
A pair of young Georgian climbers has set a new time record for climbing the country’s hardest peak on Friday.
An injured Polish tourist is recovering in Mestia regional hospital after he was rescued from Ushba Mountain in Georgia’s Svaneti.
Following Gudauri and Bakuriani, now the snow season has officially kicked off in Hatsvali and Tetnuldi - modern sports and recreational destinations in Georgia’s western region of Svaneti.
Specialists of the National Environmental Agency have been mobilised to study the situation and find the reason behind the incident.
Skeletons of two persons have been found on Mount Ushba in Georgia’s north-west Svaneti region.
A relationship between an American traveller and a Svan family from Georgia’s remote mountainous province, rekindled after 13 years, has been introduced in a National Geographic feature for readers and viewers of the world-renown magazine.
A source participating in the search operation in Svaneti has confirmed to Agenda.ge that two bodies and the alpinists’ tent have been found on Mount Ushba in Georgia’s north-west Svaneti region. The Moldovan alpinists took the so-called classic 4th route.
Rescuers have retrieved bodies of deceased two Moldovan alpinists who were found dead on Mount Ushba in Georgia’s north-west Svaneti region on September 7.