Elbrus on an excellent map from the Swiss-based Climbing Map publishers, combining topographic coverage at 1:50, 000 with an overview map of the region, a route profile, drawings of south & north faces, a panorama map, etc. On one side is a topographic map of Elbrus at 1:50, 000, centred on the peak & showing access to it both from the Baksan Valley in the south & from Dzhylysu along the northern approach route. Local roads, 4WD tracks & trails are marked, as well as gondola & chair lifts from the valley where settlements are annotated with icons indicating various facilities such as restaurants & food shops, banks & medical help, petrol stations, etc. The northern & the southern climbing routes are highlighted on the map & annotated to show camping areas. On the reverse there are drawings of the south & the north face of Elbrus indicating, as appropriate, the routes with variants, camping areas & gondola access, plus providing a description of each route. The southern approach from Azau is shown on a route profile at 250m stages. This title also provides:
- a panel of GPS waypoints for the two routes & other locations on the map- an overview map of the region showing access to the Elbrus area from Mineralnye Vody, Pyatigorsk & Nalchik- plans of Terskol, Cheget & Azau annotated with accommodation & other facilities- Elbrus Chronicle with history since 1829- a panorama map of the Caucasus looking south with Mount Ararat in the distance- photos of local flowers All place names are given in both Cyrillic & Latin alphabets. Map legend & all the text include English.