Dykh-Tau

Dykh-tau (5204 m) is the second highest peak in Russia and Europe. It is included in the programs “Second 7 summits”, “Stars of Bezengi”,  “Snow Leopard of Russia”. Mount Dykh-tau is located on the territory of the Kabardino-Balkaria national park next to the famous Bezengi wall – the highest part of the Main Caucasian Range. Bezengi region host six out of eight five thousand meters peaks of the Caucasus. If you want to climb Dykh-tau, you may choose one of more than 10 different routes from 4B to 5B difficulty category (In Russia routes are divided from level-1 to level-6 with A and B sublevels on each level). 
We offer climbing to the top by the northern ridge (rock-ice combined route, 4B), first made by the English climber John Kokkin in 1988. It is one of the easiest and nowadays might be the safest route to climb Dykh-Tau. On the other hand, it is really technical, so some rock climbing and rope skills are required for the successful climb. Good acclimatization is a must also, so best to climb Dykh-Tau being already well-acclimatized or to spend some days in the region of Bezengi before the climb.