Contacts
3, Podolskoe shosse,
Moscow, 115093
phone: +7 (905) 454 6935
e-mail: info@elbrustours.ru
Welcome to Mount Elbrus!
Our Elbrus guides
Our Guides
In all our expeditions and climbs, you are accompanied by experienced and attentive guides who have undergone professional training and hold all the necessary certifications.
We maintain a strict ratio of no more than 3 clients per guide (unlike the common industry standard of 8–10 people).
This ensures a high level of safety, personal attention, and comfort throughout the entire route.
Sergey Semykin
📍 Year of birth: 1971Instructor-methodologist in mountaineering, 2nd category
Over 25 years in mountaineering
Graduate of the FAR Instructor School (2006)
Professional recertification in 2022: “Mountain and Alpine Guide”
Regions of work: Eastern, Central, and Western Caucasus, Crimea
100+ successful ascents of Elbrus, Kazbek, Shkhara, Gestola
Has trained hundreds of climbers — from beginners to athletes
PhD in Psychology
Author and facilitator of extreme team-building and transformational programs
Viktor Ershov
📍 Age: 33First-class mountaineer
Certified rescuer (“Mountain Rescue” medal)
Diploma: “Mountain and Alpine Guide” (Kuban Institute of Professional Education)
1st category in climbing, orienteering, skiing, and snowboarding
Champion of the Stavropol region in sport climbing
Trail running and mountain race prize-winner
15+ years of guiding experience in various mountain systems
Leads expeditions to Elbrus, Kazbek, Damavand, Ararat, Muztagh-Ata, Lenin Peak, Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, and Mera Peak
Specializes in ski touring and freeride (Elbrus region, Arkhyz)
183 ascents of Elbrus from the south, north, and west sides
23 ascents of Kazbek (Georgia and Ossetia), 10 ascents of Aconcagua
Certified climbing instructor
Snowboarded from the Western summit of Elbrus 18 times
Valery Indikov
Higher education: Pyatigorsk State University, major in “Recreation and Wellness Tourism”Diploma: “Mountain and Alpine Guide” (Kuban Institute of Professional Education)
Instructor since 1990, guide on Elbrus since 1998 (north, south, west, east routes)
Numerous climbs of Kazbek (both sides)
Organizer and guide of international programs:
— Aragats (Armenia, 2016)
— Mulhacén (Spain, 2017)
— Etna (Sicily, 2020)
Instructor in snowboarding and alpine skiing, category B (ISIA)
Referee in mountaineering and skyrunning competitions
Andrey Ermoshkin
📍 Year of birth: 1982
Professional training: “Mountain and Alpine Guide” (Kuban Institute)
Background in military mountain and medical training
150+ ascents of Elbrus (all sides), plus climbs on Kazbek, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, and peaks in Ecuador, New Zealand, and Europe
Interests: speleology, diving
Andrey Voronin
📍 Year of birth: 1986Higher education: Management in Public Administration
2nd category mountaineer
Diploma: “Mountain and Alpine Guide” (Kuban Institute)
Additional ISIA qualifications:
— Instructor in snowboarding (B), alpine skiing (B), and freestyle (C)
Guiding since 2010: Caucasus, Altai, Kamchatka, Urals, Pamir, Tien Shan, Andes, Himalayas
100+ successful Elbrus ascents
Expedition leader on Lenin Peak (7134 m) and Khan Tengri (7010 m)
Director and lead instructor at SnowRush Ski School, Sochi, Krasnaya Polyana
Alexey Egorov
Member of the Russian Mountain Guides Association (RMGA) and the Russian Mountaineering Federation (FAR)
2nd category mountaineer
Diploma: “Mountain and Alpine Guide” (Kuban Institute)
RMGA trainee in “Alpine Guide” and “Ski Guide” programs
40+ ascents of Elbrus, including ski tours
Instructor in snowboarding (B, NRLI)
Guides ski touring and freeride programs in Krasnaya Polyana, Sheregesh, Khibiny, and Elbrus
Alexander Zagorodnev
📍 Year of birth: 1990
Diploma: “Mountain and Alpine Guide” (Caucasus Training Center)
Certified instructor-methodologist in ski touring and snowboarding
8 years of guiding experience
85+ Elbrus ascents (70 from the north, 15 from the south)
Guides on Kazbek (north and south sides)
Winter ski and freeride guide in Arkhyz
23 years of skiing experience, 16 years as a ski instructor
Veronika Kuzmina (Egorova)
2nd category mountaineer
Diploma: “Mountain and Alpine Guide” (North Caucasus Institute)
Alpine ski instructor, category B
Over 30 Elbrus ascents
Guiding experience in: Bezengi, Arkhyz, Ingushetia, Tuyuk-Su, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Armenia, Turkey, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands
Certified in first aid and remote-area medical response (Red Cross, 2023–2024)
Evgeny Karpov
Master of Sports in mountaineering
Candidate Master in sport climbing
2nd category mountaineering instructor, since 1989
Instructor in alpine skiing
Over 350 ascents worldwide, including routes of 5–6 category difficulty
Tatyana Baskova
Certified IFMGA Aspirant Guide (Kyrgyz Mountain Guides Association) — ski touring & mountaineering
Mountain and Alpine Guide
Ski and snowboard instructor (ISIA B/C)
70+ alpine routes across the Caucasus, Alps, Tien Shan, Pyrenees, and Ural
Guiding on Elbrus since 2018 (foot and ski tours)
Works as freeride and ski touring guide in winter
Certified in First Aid and Mountain Rescue
Fluent in English, basic German
Vladimir Dzhantemirov
Certified mountain guide, member of RMGA and FAR
1st category mountaineer
Snowboard instructor (B)
Multiple freeride competition prize-winner
100+ ascents of Elbrus and Kazbek
Leads ski touring programs in the Elbrus region
