Hiking to Gergeti Glacier Kazbegi, Georgia (with six dogs)

➤ GERGETI GLACIER HIKING GUIDE https://www.goingthewholehogg.com/hik... ➤ KAZBEGI TRAVEL GUIDE https://www.goingthewholehogg.com/kaz... ➤ GEORGIA HIKING GUIDES https://www.goingthewholehogg.com/des... ➤ OUR COMPLETE HIKING GEAR https://www.goingthewholehogg.com/hik... ➤ JOIN OUR PATREON COMMUNITY   / goingthewholehogg   ➤ DONATE \u0026 SUPPORT OUR CONTENT CREATION https://paypal.me/goingthewholehogg Subtitles are available in English and Georgian. Thanks to Bacho Kartvelishvili for the Georgian translation. სუბტიტრები ხელმისაწვდომია ინგლისურად და ქართულად Join us on our Caucasus Mountains hike from Kazbegi (Stepantsminda) to Gergeti Trinity Church (that famous one on the hill) and Gergeti Glacier. It's a full day hike, with a climb of over 1600 metres to the glacier at the foot of Mt. Kazbek at 3300 m. We start at 6am from Kazbegi, happily picking up 3 dogs on the way who join us for the hike to the church. Here we meet ANOTHER 3 dogs who are well up for an adventure, and set off for the glacier with all 6 dogs in tow. I was delighted, and Del was glad that I had something else to talk about besides the questionable weather. We climb on up through the mist and rain with Red, Silver, Tawny, Piebald, Pups, and Frank. The views aren't what we hoped for, but at least the mist is 'atmospheric' and there's no spoilers when you can't see 20 feet in front. We stop by swish mountain hut Altihut for a chat with the owner and staff who have just finished building a new deck. We munch our sandwiches under the watchful eyes of Frank, and promise to pop in on our way back down for some homemade chacha produced from a rare Georgian grape that the owner is particularly proud of. I'm a bit out of puff by the time we reach the glacier, 8.5 hours after setting off. I probably should have done some exercise over the previous 10 months, but eating cheese and drinking wine is more my thing. We are so close to Mt. Kazbek, the third highest peak in Georgia and the country's most iconic mountain, but the weather just isn't on our side and we barely get a glimpse through the mist and clouds. Still, the landscape is spectacular and the atmosphere ethereal. That's what we tell ourselves anyway. Del continues to maintain that the sun is due to come out, but apparently it didn't get the memo. After 4 hours spent retracing our route, we're back in Kazbegi, enjoying a well earned glass of wine and calorific Adjarian Khachapuri. WATCH THE BEHIND THE SCENES VERSION OF OUR HIKE IN OUR INSTAGRAM STORIES HIGHLIGHTS ➤https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ... If you enjoy the video don’t forget to give us a LIKE, drop us a COMMENT and hit that SUBSCRIBE button for all our latest travel videos and guides! And remember to ring that notification bell to be updated whenever we release a new video. Subscribe to our monthly-ish email round-up of what's new, what's coming up \u0026 the inside scoop on everything Going the Whole Hogg ➤ https://www.goingthewholehogg.com/#si... Follow our adventures and Go The Whole Hogg with us ➤ Website | https://www.goingthewholehogg.com/ Facebook |   / goingthewholehogg   Instagram |   / goingthewholehogg   Twitter |   / going_wholehogg   Pinterest |   / goingthewholehogg   OUR COMPLETE TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR ➤ https://www.goingthewholehogg.com/tra... OUR KIT USED IN THIS VIDEO ➤ Camera | https://amzn.to/2MhiBFO Main Lens | https://amzn.to/2IxM39v Second Lens | https://amzn.to/3lFoqgY Third Lens | https://amzn.to/2Ha2741 Travel Tripod | peak-design.pxf.io/9gGkqe Drone | https://amzn.to/2mGIXVB Drone ND Filters | https://amzn.to/35nu4No Drone ND Filters | https://amzn.to/2OgMVRi Mic | https://amzn.to/2mJOR8o Camera Clip | peak-design.pxf.io/WqX5E3 Editing Software | https://bit.ly/2D2QBox Music | https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... Some of these links are affiliate links which means that if you purchase a product or service via these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps offset the cost of running our blog and creating videos. Plus, it keeps us travelling so that we can continue to produce great content for you. We greatly appreciate your support! #Hiking #Caucasus