Добрый вечер. В любом случае хостелы должны быть везде. В вашем районе он в любом случае будет востребован.

Many of our tourists go to Moscow, St-Petersburg and other cities before or after climb. Do you have any doubts?

I am having the same issue with them. No response what so ever.

Hi Adam, besides Leaprus, as far as I know, none of the barrel huts have websites or ways to book direct. Most of them work with the tour operators who facilitate group climbs, etc., and the tour operators book the lodging. You could have a tour operator book you into the barrel huts for pretty cheap, and still do the rest of the climb elements on your own, if that's what you were looking for. Sorry I'm 8 months late answering this :)

Hi! The Elbrus 360 hut is available for on-line reservation by number +79269247948 (Whatsapp). It is located on the northern side of Elbrus at 3785 m.

Hi, I know this answer is 2 years late, but for anyone else reading it, this is a relevant question. The short answer is, YES, it's very safe to travel to Mt. Elbrus and climb it. Western governments exaggerate the risk because of past incidents in the North Caucasus. The last security incident in the Mt. Elbrus area (it was about 1.5 hrs. from Elbrus) happened in 2011. The road to Elbrus and the Elbrus area is one of the most-traveled tourist routes in the North Caucasus, and great care is taken to ensure safety for travelers. I'm an American and live 3 hrs. from Mt. Elbrus, and can personally vouch for these things (have lived here 4 years). Feel free to private message me if you have any other questions about safety and Mt. Elbrus! As far as travel insurance, that's a separate question I'm not quite as familiar with, sorry!

Typically, 8 days is the standard time for folks climbing Elbrus. Depending on your group size, you could hire an additional guide on summit day, or if your summit attempt isn't successful on your first attempt, you could attempt a 2nd summit. So there are options. Planning for 10 days would be to give extra time for acclimatization, as well as additional days for summit attempts.