Americans may do a double take at the idea of Georgia being a ski destination, but in this case, it's the European country, ...

Discover the Caucasus Mountains, filmed in Kabardino-Balkaria, a southern Russian republic known for towering peaks and alpine valleys. This footage captures rugged ridges, deep-cut gorges, and the ...

Stretching between the Black and Caspian Seas, the Caucasus Mountains in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, form a dramatic natural divide between Europe and Asia. This region is home to Mount Elbrus, the ...

“Socks are key. Dry socks in fact. They’re the most important thing you need to pack,” my guide Giorgi says nonchalantly. “You should never go hiking without an extra pair.” I nod approvingly but ...

Shkhara is one of three highest mountains in the Caucasus and the highest in Georgia. This mountain has proved to be harsh, especially in winter and it is famous for the huge distance between its base ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 37, No. 4, Focus Issue: Implications of Out- and In-Migration for Sustainable Development in Mountains (Nov 2017), pp. 415-424 (10 pages) Many rural mountain ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 44, No. 3 (August 2024), pp. R14-R21 (8 pages) In recent years, Georgia has witnessed a shift in its general policy orientation from agricultural to rural ...

A delegation of the Jewish communities in the Caucasus Mountains arrived here and submitted a request to the government to send a special commission to investigate the economic position of the ...

An international research team, coordinated by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH) and the Eurasia Department of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) in Berlin, is ...