Toxic_Avenger
4th March 2021, 04:54 PM
Came across a clip of this video on Instagram. Had NFI where it was, or who made it, or what they were saying.
Some research gave the answers - I never even knew this was accomplished. Go the 90!
The location is Mt Elbrus, the tallest mountain in Europe at 5642m. Mt Elbrus is located to the east of the Black sea, in the Caucasas mountains.
"Russian Alexander Abramov guided a ten man expedition, where a Land Rover was driven to the peak. It took 43 days to accomplish this goal, but there were a lot of struggles that had to be overcome. They had to change tyres and utilize winches to pull the vehicle up and it was a continuous cycle of ascending and descending the mountain to retrieve replacement parts that had got damaged. After a lot of sweat and tears they finally reached the peak on September 13, 1997. The Land Rover was abandoned after an attempt down, when they lost control. They later returned to fetch it, but found it too difficult. It still sits in the same spot today and can be seen by other climbers and adventurers.”
Pro tip- watch video with closed captions, and choose "auto translate" to English to have half a clue about what they are saying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ueWWydVVw
Some research gave the answers - I never even knew this was accomplished. Go the 90!
The location is Mt Elbrus, the tallest mountain in Europe at 5642m. Mt Elbrus is located to the east of the Black sea, in the Caucasas mountains.
"Russian Alexander Abramov guided a ten man expedition, where a Land Rover was driven to the peak. It took 43 days to accomplish this goal, but there were a lot of struggles that had to be overcome. They had to change tyres and utilize winches to pull the vehicle up and it was a continuous cycle of ascending and descending the mountain to retrieve replacement parts that had got damaged. After a lot of sweat and tears they finally reached the peak on September 13, 1997. The Land Rover was abandoned after an attempt down, when they lost control. They later returned to fetch it, but found it too difficult. It still sits in the same spot today and can be seen by other climbers and adventurers.”
Pro tip- watch video with closed captions, and choose "auto translate" to English to have half a clue about what they are saying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ueWWydVVw