Elbrus 2018 – Aug 3 Expedition Kicks Off

 

Comrades, Family & Loved Ones,

Welcome to our coverage of the Alpine Ascents August 3rd Elbrus Expedition!

We, Vern & Carole Tejas, returned to Moscow yesterday afternoon on the train from St. Petersburg. We’re excited to get to know our new team members, who arrived in Moscow over the course of the day today. At this point, everyone is here and, even better, no one’s luggage was lost.

We spent some time this afternoon and evening getting to know one another And we, Vern and Carole, briefed the Team on some general points about the trip.

Tomorrow, we’re going to tour some of the highlights of Moscow. We will report back to you then and will do our best, technology permitting, to keep you updated thereafter while on our climb.

Talk to you tomorrow,

Carole & Vern Tejas

 

 

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