Balkaria, a southern Russian republic known for towering peaks and alpine valleys. This footage captures rugged ridges, deep-cut gorges, and the snow-covered summit of Mount Elbrus—the highest point ...

Trek through three countries and across two continents on this incredible hiking trail that will eventually span over 1,000 ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 37, No. 4, Focus Issue: Implications of Out- and In-Migration for Sustainable Development in Mountains (Nov 2017), pp. 415-424 (10 pages) Many rural mountain ...

“Socks are key. Dry socks in fact. They’re the most important thing you need to pack,” my guide Giorgi says nonchalantly. “You should never go hiking without an extra pair.” I nod approvingly but ...

Renowned big-mountain skier and The North Face athlete Caite Zeliff is back in her home state of New Hampshire, where her passion for skiing began. The North Conway ...

Most critically, they saw the Caucasus Mountains straddling Russia and Georgia, more than 900 miles from the salons of Moscow. When Lermontov was 3 and suffering from rheumatic fevers, his grandmother ...

Mt. Elbrus in southern Russia, one of the active volcanoes in the Caucasus Mountains. (Note the prominent flow levees sticking out of the snow cover on the dacite lava flow in the middle of the image.

A delegation of the Jewish communities in the Caucasus Mountains arrived here and submitted a request to the government to send a special commission to investigate the economic position of the ...

In the 10th century, an Arab geographer described the Caucasus region as a "mountain of tongues." The nickname has stuck to this day, likely because of how well it captures two of the area's main ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 44, No. 3 (August 2024), pp. R14-R21 (8 pages) In recent years, Georgia has witnessed a shift in its general policy orientation from agricultural to rural ...

Kefir, a fermented milk drink from the Caucasus Mountains, is gaining recognition for its rich microbial community and health ...