climbing the irikchat glacier in the caucasus to elbrus

adventure alpine ascent background beauty caucasus climb climbers climbing clouds color country dawn day elbrus extreme foreground glacier gorge haze hike hiking horizontal ice idyllic irikchat journey lake landscape landscapes lifestyles majestic may mountain mountaineering mountains nature object outdoors pass peak person remote river rocky scene scenics sky snow splendor sports stone tops tourism trace travel traveler types view