New audio update from TA on Elbrus.

This is the text of TA’s audio message:

Hi this is TA calling in from the village of Azau at the foot of Mount Elbrus.  We had our first acclimatization hike today, we went from above the village of Cheget, starting at an elevation of about 2100 metres and climbed to 3100 metres.  It was a good first climb since we just came up to 2350 yesterday.  I started quite strong; 3 hours in I started to fade a bit realizing that I probably started a little too fast.  So I was a bit humbled, but I knew I would be on this particular climb knowing that I was going in a little less fit then I usually do.  But, the foot did well, the back did well. I’m enjoying the bathe of endorphins at the moment and the excitement of seeing the twin peaks of Elbrus across the valley today the sun broke through and let us see our objective.  Tomorrow we are heading out to the observatory so we will get a view of the caucus.  Things are going well the groups all getting along great.  Enjoying our food here at the hotel it is quite unique or I should say its quite Russian.  Some of the folks are learning about that, but all in all I go by the motto he or she who eats the most and drinks the most water gets to the top of the mountain, so you know what I’m doing.  Heading into dinner now and then hopefully a really good rest for our second night at this elevation

Thanks so much for tuning in…take good care

Bye

TA