Photo: Gidza Travel Guide ↗THE JOURNEY IN DETAIL
The Aibga ridge and the Rosa Run trails.
In summer Rosa Khutor is the most accessible mountain base in Russia: lifts from 560 m to Rosa Peak at 2,320 m, marked running routes on the Aibga ridge and the courses of the Rosa Run festival. Sochi is an hour away, so altitude alternates with the sea. A camp for a summer block of big climbing and technical descents.
- Climbing from Rosa Valley to Rosa Peak (2,320 m) on foot
- The Aibga ridge and a view of the Black Sea
- The Psakho canyon and the Polikarya waterfall
- Evenings on the Mzymta embankment
With old friends or new ones
Join a group or arrange a separate departure for your own team. Before travelling, we get to know each other, discuss everyone's experience and find suitable dates. You can also prepare together.
DAY BY DAY
Your daily itinerary.
A provisional itinerary. Weather, group readiness and local conditions may change the order and length of the stages.
- DAY 1 · 7 km, 250 m of climbing
Arrival in Rosa Valley
Transfer from Sochi (about an hour). An evening warm-up along the Mzymta and the resort’s lower trails, then the week’s briefing.
Overnight: Hotel in Rosa Valley - DAY 2 · 13 km, 700 m of climbing
Rosa Plateau and technique
Run from Rosa Valley (560 m) up the trail to Rosa Plateau (1,170 m) — a steady climb. Technique session on the marked routes up top, lift down.
Overnight: Hotel in Rosa Valley - DAY 3 · 14 km, 700 m of climbing
The Aibga ridge
Lift to Rosa Peak (2,320 m), then ridge running along Aibga to Kamenny Stolb (2,509 m) and back. Altitude, a view of the sea and rocky-ridge technique.
Overnight: Hotel in Rosa Valley - DAY 4 · 8 km, easy
Recovery by the sea
An easy run through the Psakho canyon, then down to the sea at Adler for a swim, stretching and lunch. Back to the mountains by evening.
Overnight: Hotel in Rosa Valley - DAY 5 · 26 km, 1,800 m of climbing
The long day: Rosa Peak on foot
The key session: Rosa Valley to Rosa Peak on foot (1,760 m of climbing), then down the Rosa Run course to Rosa Plateau and on to the village. A full vertical kilometre and a technical descent.
Overnight: Hotel in Rosa Valley - DAY 6 · 5 km, easy
Cool-down and departure
A morning run by the river, debrief and notes for autumn races. Transfer to Sochi airport.
Overnight: —
Included in the estimated price
Five nights in a hotel in Rosa Valley
Breakfasts
Coaching and video analysis with Ivan
Lift pass for all days
A local guide on the ridge days
Transfer from Sochi airport
Not included in the price
Flights to the meeting point
Personal travel insurance and visas
Personal equipment
Single-room supplements and personal expenses
Lunches and dinners
Single supplement
Race entry if the camp coincides with Rosa Run
YOUR PREPARATION
Arrive ready for the route.
You should be used to 1,000 m of climbing or more in a session. Ivan asks you to arrive after an easy week: the camp is five running days in a row with real volume.
Prepare with IvanROUTE QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE MEET ON THE TRAIL
What to prepare in advance
- Trail shoes already tested in training
- A running vest, soft flasks and rain protection
- Layers for changing weather and familiar trail food
- Poles, if suitable for the route and you know how to use them
Once we choose a date, we agree on the equipment list, meeting point and transfer time. Please wait until the programme is confirmed before booking flights.