Kabardino-Balkaria · Mountaineering

Dykh-Tau: Route from the road end

Route to the summit of Dykh-Tau (17,073 ft) from Road end below Dykh-Tau.

Dykh-Tau: Route from the road endPhoto: Shaman17, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
20.3 mi
round trip
10,656 ft
climb
17,073 ft
summit
Out and back
route

This route climbs Dykh-Tau (17,073 ft, 5,204 m) in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, from the road end below Dykh-Tau, at about 7,100 ft. The summit stands about 10,000 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 20.3 miles round trip with about 10,700 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. OpenStreetMap grades the path as an alpine hiking route. No path is mapped for the last 7,205 ft (2,196 m) to the summit, so that finish is off-trail. This is a high-altitude mountaineering route: check current conditions, and go with the gear and experience it needs. This page has the mapped line and a 7-day forecast for the summit and the start.

Route details

Distance
20.3 mi round trip
Climbing
About 10,656 ft
Starts at
Road end below Dykh-Tau
Summit
17,073 ft
Difficulty
Expert

Questions about this route

How long is the Route from the road end on Dykh-Tau?

About 20.3 mi round trip from Road end below Dykh-Tau.

How much elevation gain is on the Route from the road end?

About 10,656 ft of climbing round trip.

How hard is the Route from the road end?

It is rated expert.

Where does the Route from the road end start?

Road end below Dykh-Tau.

Conditions and forecast on Dykh-Tau

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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