Mount Elbrus Mount Elbrus Mount Elbrus (; , "Miñi taw" or "Mın̨i tau" ; , "’Wāśhamāxwa" or "Ꜧuas̨hamaxua" ;) could be considered the highest mountain in Europe, notwithstanding the fact that Caucasus mountains are at the intersection of Europe and Asia, and the tenth most prominent peak in the world. A dormant volcano, Elbrus is in the Caucasus Mountains in Southern Russia, near the border with Georgia. Elbrus has two summits, both of which are dormant volcanic domes. The taller west summit is ; the east summit is . The east summit was first ascended on 10 July 1829 (Julian calendar) by
Christian Stangl time, he set new records for climbing Aconcagua, Elbrus, Mount Vinson and Carstensz Pyramid. The film "The Skyrunner" (2007) deals with Stangl’s 49-minute record ascent of the Carstensz Pyramid. As a continuation of the Seven Summits speed-project Stangl pursued the goal of skyrunning up the second highest peaks of each continent, the so-called Seven Second Summits, with the vision of being the first peson to complete the Seven Summits as well as the Seven Second Summits. In 2008, Stangl undertook his first expedition to K2, the second highest mountain of Asia (8611m). After the death of 11 mountaineers in an