Caucasus Mountains Georgia Expedition A view shows a deep mountain gorge filled with low-hanging clouds close to the Dariali Gorge in the Caucasus Mountains near Stepantsminda, Georgia, on August 31, 2026. Mount Kazbek, a 5,054-meter-high extinct stratovolcano in the Caucasus Mountains along the border between Georgia and Russia, is a premier destination for international trekkers and mountaineers. The nearby town of Stepantsminda and landmarks such as the 14th-century Gergeti Trinity Church and the Soviet-era Bethlemi Hut serve as critical staging and acclimatization areas for high-altitude expeditions facing volatile alpine weather. Stepantsminda Mtskheta-Mtianeti Georgia