The indicated “path” back to the village is more of a slide than a path, it’s plain terrible. At places it’d be better to follow the main road, but there …
Mount Kazbek is the third-highest mountain in Georgia and the eighth-highest in the Greater Caucasus. The border between Georgia and Russia runs across its summit.
3210 m high panoramic summit that can be reached on a challenging hike. Somewhat exposed on the ridge to the summit, but easy to walk with surefootedness in dry conditions. …
If you come from below, you are suddenly treated to a fantastic view of the Tebulo (4450 m) and other four-thousand-meter peaks of the main Caucasus ridge on the Georgian and Chechen sides. Simply magnificent!