Mountain Climbing in the Georgian Caucasus Mountains

We fully enjoyed our trip to Mt. Kazbegi with professional guide Beka! And also thanks so much for Explore-Share online support, they are so kind to support us to book guide!

Our guide Mikheil (Misho) was absolutely amazing! Having experienced many different kinds of guides around the world, I can truly say that Misho's deep and personal knowledge of the mountain, his passion for the wonders of the outdoors, and his kind-hearted hospitality combined to set Misho apart as one of the best guides I have ever been privileged to have. Even though extremely high winds prevented us (and all other teams) from reaching the summit, we had a sterling experience on Mt. Kazbek, gaining valuable mountaineering experience both through off-glacier skills practice, and through the portion of actual summit route we were able to experience before turning back. Despite not reaching the top of the peak, we were fully satisfied with our experience, and grateful to Misho's ability to recognize risk and make the tough calls necessary to not jeopardize safety. Book Misho, if you can, you won't regret it!

Explore-Share - fees are too high Trip rating - finished the trip 1.5 days earlier Guide - A lot of focus on keeping me safe, but no focus at all on keeping me happy and entertained

Had a great time with Beka on Tetnuldi. He's a very competent and credentialed guide. He genuinely wanted to make sure that I had a great experience. In addition to the climb, he provided a lot of extra knowledge and history about the local region, and introduced me to some great Georgian cuisine. I will be using him again for future climbs in beautiful Georgia.

We recommend Mikheil 100% as guide for this amazing adventure! He's very professional and has more than 10 years experience guiding people on Mt Kazbek. Before take off, he makes sure your equipment is well adjusted to the weather conditions and physical challenges you'll encounter. He checks in regularly during the hikes to see if you're okay and gives straightforward instructions, you simply have to listen! With all his care he got us safely to the summit and back down, we were more than okay. At first, Mikheil seemed to be a quiet guy but when you get to know him better you'll discover fast enough that he's super nice, really funny and if you're lucky, he might sing you a couple of songs during the hikes.. Madloba Mikheil for this crazy experience, we'll be back ;-)

Fantastic guide, fantastic trip

Great guy, very friendly and competent, we had great fun. Besides that, he's a photographer, so we had some other subject to talk about. Highly recommended!

I was ok

Friendly, professional, full of passion.

Misho is an experienced mountaineer, with both knowledges of uphill ski touring as downhill ski touring. His experience of the entire Caucasus mountain chain, is astonishing. Moreover he is a patient, funny and serious person.

My friends and I spent the most challenging, amazing days in Kazbek mountain. Misho was our guide and he was very professional, responsive and exceptionally well organized. His instructions were very clear. I look forward to booking another trip with Misho in the future.

Mikheil is competent and knowledgeable as a guide. He explained everything before climbing, organized everything perfectly, and helped during climbing. I think I could haven’t climbed to the top without his moral support.

Mikheil is a great guide, professional and attentive. We feel safe with him all along the trip. He gives good advice and knows very well the mountain. Plus, Mikheil is a really cool guy.

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Misho is the best guide you can hope for. First, he knows the mountain, knows how to handle it and is attentive to his crew. In other words you feel safe, and despite the trip being demanding you never feel he pushes you out of your reach. Second, he’s a great person to spend time with, friendly fun and interesting, making the human part of this trip was at least as good as the adventurous one.

Miho is profesional guide.All way up and down He Was concentrate on safety of all Group.Thanks for all

Misho is really nice and understanding guide!

It was a great adventure to go there with Misho. Real professional and great companion (which is important when you spend several days with someone you don't know). Next time we go to Georgian mountains - only with Misho!

Mikheil was a great guide that took the physical condition of each participant into consideration. He is highly skilled and a fun person to be around. I can recommend a tour with him 100%

Great guide, proffesional, caring for sure will use his services again.

I couldn’t ask for a better guide for this particular trip. Since this was my first time climbing Kazbegi Mountain, Misho made sure it was an amazing and unforgettable experience! His calm and persistent attitude never let us have any doubt in his professionalism

Misha is professional and good fancy boy with perfect skiing experience and sense of humour

Misho is very knowledgeable, encouraging and always puts safety first. He also has great stories and it's very interesting to communicate with him. Besides Kazbegi trip, I also had similarly positive experiences with him on a number of ski touring trips that he guided. Highly recommended!

Safe,proffesional and in positive vibes

Misho is a very professional guide. Not only experienced and well prepared but also flexible. Can easily adjust to client's needs.

It was my first try of a 5000 Meter mountain. He was great with giving me great advice.

Guide Vano was very good. Proficiency in English would be beneficial. Trip to Mount Kazbek was good, but time schedule for eating would be useful. Because when reaching the top we discovered that we were starving. The food what they offered in the basecamp was awesome. The toilet in the basecamp was terrible. First, it was too far from the main house, because if you had to go at the middle of the night then you had to put all your clothing on. And second, the cleanliness. Someone should keep an eye for it. And at all the basecamp rooms where not that clean.

Hello Explore Share, Thanks for giving me the opportunity to rate your service. Here is a brief feedback : - Misha (our guide) was truly extraordinary : sincerely, he is a really top guide, not only technically, but also regarding his human qualities. If I could I would give him 6 out 5 stars ! - the trip was great : we had problems because of an accident that happened to another team the day before our ascent, but this is "mountain life", this can happen. - your service : I would rate it 2.5/5. It is not that it is not a good service - you link people like me with guides around the world, and the girl I had on the phone before the trip was really nice and perfectly answered my questions - but in our case we find it extremely expensive : we paid it 2900 euros in total, for a 2-day trip, which is more expensive than two guides and food and accomodation in the Alps for a trip this long. We were in Georgia, and life is way cheaper than in western Europe. If I do the calculus : - accomodation : two rooms for 2 nights (we were 4) : around 500 GEL ~ 160 euros - food : I don't know exactly, but knowing the prices there it was max 50 euros for 6 people (us 4 + 2 guides) for 2 nights - guides : there were 2 people, but 1 was not exactly a guide, in total for 2 days this would make maximum around 1200 euros => this makes a total of 1410 euros, which is half what we paid. I understand there is Explore Share's commission to pay the service, but I can't imagine it represents half the total price. Once again, globally the trip was good, but I think the price is really too high. Regarding what we had which was a 2-day trip, I would really expect a goodwill gesture from you, because without it I don't think I would recommend Explore Share to my friends. Best regards, Alexandre

Thanks for an extraordinary glimpse into the world of mountaineering in Caucasus Georgia. Guide Ramez was a perfect match for our family group of four to the summit of Kazbek.

Local guide Misha was excellent. Explore Share did not pay for sleeping bags as advertised, we had to rent these at location, not compensated, the sleeping bags and food were advertised to be transported by horse, this did not happen, also not compensated. One meal at mountain hut consisted only of one bowel of soup following 7 hour hike. Mountain it's self was great. Money also deducted from my credit card without prior authorisation by Explore Share. Disconnect apparent between Explore Share and guide regarding what trip consisted of.

Mikheil is a friendly, caring and responsible guide. No problems in any way. We did not reach the summit, but did an honest attept - we had to turn due to diffucult conditions and a responsible evaluation by Mikheil. Thanks for å nice tour and company!

Mikheil is enthusiastic young and funny guy. He thinks a lot about the surrounding weather and terrain conditions. This is crucial for guiding different types of clients. We had very good time together, he took us also for local specialites and explained us a lot about Georgian culture.

Together with Misho, we reached the summit of Mt Kazbeg in September 2018. It was an amazing experience for all of us and we are looking forward to the next (Mt Elbrus!). PS: Thank you, Misho, for the summit video in which we looked like penguins, great souvenir

Great guide, very helpful, funny, he knows very good the mountains. Highly recommended!

Misho is a wonderful human. Talking about life and nice things during our trip. I liked a lot how he guided us through our journey, with attention and a good vision of what could happen…

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Misho is an experienced and very nice guide. We had a great time together in Kazbegi. Despite the fact we didn`t achieve the summit I appreciate his decision to turn back due to the serious avalanche risk. This gives me an opportunity to get back again :) Highly recommended.

(1) We are all very happy with the experience. Everyone got a real feeling to at least some of the mountaineering life aspect. (2) Guides were all great and we had a great time + learned quite a bit in a very short time. (3) We got as far as each of us could this time. One of us reached the summit - others had to stop at different stages - but that is all part of the adventure. Overall very happy and definitely see a value in a service like Explore-Share.

Good guide!

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Misho is very friendly guy and very good skier. He has skills and experience in guiding people safe into high mountains. He knows the mountains in his region as his own pocket, and I will definitely go on tour with him again.

Nice and professional person

Not only know where to go and useful tips but can evaluate a risk. Great fun and adventure:)!!

Ilia was a wonderful mountaineering guide :-) I can't wait to climb again with him next year ! JL

Mikheil is super friendly, fun, caring and very supportive person. He is very experienced guide and pays attention to the smallest details. Being on a tour with him means a lot of fun, safety and pleasant experience of the mountain. He is always planning the trip very carefully and observes every detail in the surrounding environment and tour participants to evaluate the situation and make wise decisions. Safety is the first for him and I learned a lot during this expeditions. I’m very pleased and thankful, that I had this wonderful experiences!

Mikheil was the best! Experienced, well trained, and fun, he made out summit of Kazbegi an unforgettable experience. I would gladly do another tour with him as our guide!

We had a marvellous journey with Ilia. He managed everything from airport to airport. As part of being a wonderful guide with a lot of knowledge about his country and his nature he is also a very kind person to deal with. The Kazbek ascend is a beautiful trip, I recommend to every mountain lover. The region, the mountain, the food and the kindness of the people makes it perfect.

The trip was great thanks and Ilia was amazing! Such a competent and knowledgeable guide. We actually got caught in white out blizzard near the summit and he led us out with great confidence. I would highly recommend him as a guide and he was great company to boot!

... Although we didn’t achieve what we intended to (due to limited time we had in Georgia and bad weather), we were happy. It was one of the most amazing experiences we had so far and without a shadow of a doubt, we will come back to complete our mission. We will climb the giant of dreams. If you are looking for an incredible, experienced guide, contact Explore Share and ask for Ilia. He studied mount climbing at university and he certainly knows his stuff.

We had the chance to climb Mount Kazbek in Georgia last July under a wonderful weather. It was a real pleasure to make this tour with Ilia, who was extremely professional, efficient and safety-driven all along the journey. It was also very pleasant to discuss with him to discover more about Georgia and the surroundings

I spent 4 amazing days with Ilia, the most skilful, experienced, adorable guide. He showed me many different places in Mtskheta-Mtianeti région. From Snow to rocks, we fully benefit the Caucasus mountains. It was an unforgettable experience !

Mikheil is a great mountain guide, he can guide during all the seasons. Very well experienced and skilled. Planning to climb other mountains with Miky