The Great Outdoors (UK)

An unrepeatab­le journey

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During his 75-day journey across Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, Richard covered approximat­ely 920km and 70,000m of ascent. Opportunit­ies for resupply were sporadic, and often came via local shepherds.

Richard’s self-shot short film titled Crossing The Caucasus premiered online as part of the Kendal Mountain Festival in 2021. It can be watch for free on YouTube.

Due to the current political situation in the wider region,

The Great Outdoors is choosing not to publish a map for this route on this occasion. We did, however, feel that Richard’s now unrepeatab­le journey was an important one to share with readers.

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