Ushba

Ushba - a double summit peak in Georgia, in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, Mestia municipality. It is located in the Caucasus mountains of Svaneti, southeast of the peak Mount Elbrus, on a small branch of the main watershed ridge of the Caucasus mountains. It has southern and northern peaks. The southern peak is the highest (height 4700 m), the northern - 10 meters lower.

Mestia is located 10 km southeast of Ushba. Ushba peaks attract many climbers and tourists with their beauty and inaccessibility. From the slopes of Ushba descend: The Guli (heart) Glacier and The Ushba Glacier. Alpinism is developed. The northern peak is easier to cross than the southern.