Tour leader - Michael S. · Tripsider.com

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Hello, my name is Mikhail
On Tripsider.com since July 2019
On Tripsider.com since July 2019
Russia, Volgograd
I speak English, Russian
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Instructor-conductor of mountaineering and mountain tourism.
Year of birth: 1979.
Made his first ascent in 1998.
Climbing in the Caucasus and the Crimea, more than 30 recorded in the book climber. 1 sports category in mountaineering.
Experience participating and leading ascents, including 5 categories of difficulty. Experience in organizing and conducting mountaineering events, climbs and mountain hikes. Hobbies: climbing, biking, trail-running, photography. More

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About the tour: Unfortunately, the tour did not take place. I made an advance payment and wrote to the “expert”, but Mikhail did not answer for a long time and decided to cancel the tour and return the prepayment. Alas, no money, no tour.
Make your own conclusions, both about this site and about the experts. As for the refund, things are very vague. If you decide to organize a vacation, through this site, make an agreement in advance, about 2-3 months in advance, and do not pay in advance to anyone; if you decide to return it, you won't wait. Arrange to pay for the tour personally to the guide at the meeting. Personally, I'm not going to deal with this anymore.
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About the tour: Great guides. Spectacular routes. It's a shame that in spring, even at the end of May, at least this season, we didn't get to see a single lake — they were still under the snow! And we were not even led in their direction :( But despite this, the trip was the best experience - Elbrus will not allow anything else! Read more
Travel expert's answer: Tatyana, thanks for the review. It's really a little disappointing to get a grade of 4 because of the weather. 😇
About the tour: The tour is wonderful, the weather and nature are top notch. I recommend visiting the Elbrus region!
About the tour: The tour is interesting and quite intense - for fans of medium-difficulty mountain trekking. For those who have long dreamed of paragliding and visiting the snowy slopes of Elbrus.
And that's where the benefits of the tour end.
At the same time I would like to highlight the guide's work.
Michael is a good kind person, but... the organization is at zero!!! The organization is suffering extremely!!!!
The organizer does not respond to messages, or replies after a week. The exact list of things was sent to me an hour before I left home for the airport; in a hurry I packed my suitcase and already there, on tour, it became clear that the list contained almost half of what was superfluous and unnecessary.
The tour days are designed in such a way that it is convenient for the guide. It is possible that there will be trekking, which is not on your tour and should not be, not because the weather is bad, but because it is so convenient for the guide to lead groups (by the way, the system is such that different groups are 7, 9 and 10 day tours and climbs intersect on certain days and all go together on the same trekking trip, which is why you can go trekking according to their program, and not the one in yours, it's worth it take into account if you want to see specific places).
Paragliding in Chegem is sooooo cool, I recommend flying for 40 minutes, because in 15 minutes you will fly no more than a hundred meters from the paradrom, you won't really see anything, and in 40 minutes an instructor will fly with you further, above the peaks of the mountains, at a higher altitude (2200 m) than in the short flight option. Be sure to wear a windbreaker when paragliding and a thin fleece hat, it's noticeably colder and windier upstairs.
I would like to draw your attention to one more nuance: after all, trekking in the mountains should start early in the morning, not at 10 am... this is a very frivolous attitude towards both tours and tourists.
And by the way, the promised certificates were not given to anyone in our group, and badges were not given to children either. They promised to send it by post, but... it's been quiet for the second month. They don't answer the general chat, and they don't answer private messages either. Here I will repeat that no one will explain anything to you at all - neither before, nor during, nor after the tour.
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