Trek to Ushba Glacier

The starting point for the journey to the Ushba Glacier is the village of Mazeri. A sunken, stone village in Georgian Svaneti.

From the village of Mazeri, the path leads towards an abandoned hotel, you walk around unfenced pastures where horses and cows graze.

When you get to the river, all you have to do is cross the wooden bridge and jump over the rocks with a few small streams that flow around. In the morning there was little water and we walked easily over the stones sticking out of the water, on the way back the water increased and we had no choice but to find a place suitable for crossing the stream. The fallen spruce trunk served as a bridge. One of us was even rushed to the aid of soldiers on horseback guarding the Russian-Georgian border.

After a trodden path, which leads from the valley, we pass a small military settlement, which is guarded by two soldiers. The path is already starting to climb and we are gradually reaching the waterfall. Beautiful views of the valley are beginning to be revealed to us.

About halfway up the climb, wandering and searching for the path that leads up, we came across three calves. It was not very clear to us how she could move on such a slope.

The higher we got, the better views we were offered. In this photo, the whole river and the road that runs along it is clearly visible.

After less than five hours, we reached the viewpoint of Mount Ushbu. As it was the beginning of September and there was great heat, the snow was very slow. Even the whole glacier was covered with stones, so it was practically invisible.