Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th July 2019 “Fill your life with adventure and experiences, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show” So today we were heading into Moscow’s City Centre for one last time…four was almost about to become two as Michelle and Nathan were leaving today heading back to Worthing in…

Friday 13th July 2019 “I read, I travel, I became” The heart of Russia’s capital, Red Square is arguably Moscow’s most visited attraction. The cobblestone square is surrounded by beautiful architecture and is the place where most of the city’s (and country’s) history unfolded. What was once the market square where traders would sell their…

Thursday 12th July 2019 “The World is yours to explore“ Today entailed more sight seeing. We had decided last night we would visit Lenin’s Mausoleum. Moscow’s ultimate love-it-or-hate-it landmark, Lenin’s Mausoleum houses a glass sarcophagus with the embalmed body of the legendary Russian revolutionary, Vladimir Lenin. Lenin’s Tomb is situated in Red Square in the…

Wednesday 10th July 2019 “Let your feet wander, your eyes marvel and your soul ignite”. Two of our group members had left us at the airport yesterday and headed to St Petersburg, we said our goodbyes.So seven became five. As we had previously been to Moscow before we had left for the mountains we became…

Tuesday 9th July 2019 “Life is Short and the World is Wide” We were up for our 9am breakfast in the hotel. We had no plans today other than wander around the town of Mineralyne Vody until we catch our flight to Moscow at 7.40pm. So Mineralyne Vody is a Spa Town but when you…

Monday 8th July 2019 “Don’t call it a dream, call it a plan” It was morning. In these huts once one person is up everyone is up and these Russians don’t even try to be descreet or quiet – when they’re up we are all up! Maks tells us we won’t be leaving until 12ish…

Sunday 7th July 2019 ‘If it scares you, it might be a good thing’, Seth Godin So today was a reserve day incase the summit climb was not attempted due to bad weather. When I awoke this morning there was another three guys sleeping in our already cramped hut! These guys were from a different…

Saturday 6th July 2019 ‘You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step’, Martin Luther King, Jr. Summit DAY! Today we were attempting an ascent of Elbrus. We start at 12.30am. So no sleep and very little rest. My stomach had been sick again so eating breakfast which consisted of an…

Friday 5th July 2019 ‘Life begins at the end of our comfort zone’, Neale Donald Walsch Today was ‘a day of rest and preparation’. We so needed rest as it had been full on since the day we were picked up in Mineralyne Vody. The day of rest was all lies though. It was not…

Thursday 4th July 2019 ‘Adventure is worthwhile’, Aristotle So this am we were up bright an early. Breakfast was 2 fried eggs with bread and porridge. Today I had an iffy tummy…something was going on. I felt pretty squeamish also but forced down the two eggs and a slice of bread. I tried my hardest…