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Fun fact 4 about Mount Elbrus

Mount Elbrus (cropped)
mountain

In 1997, a team led by Alexander Abramov drove a Land Rover Defender to the summit of the East Peak, entering the Guinness Book of Records.

Mount Elbrus
Russia
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Mount Elbrus

Russia

Elevation
5,642 m
Countries
Russia
23rd tallest mountain in the world

Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is a dormant stratovolcano rising 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level, and is the highest volcano in Eurasia, as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world.

From the “Special ascents” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Aleksandr Markin · CC BY-SA 2.0