Fisht

Fisht is one of the most famous and beautiful mountains of the Caucasus with a height of 2,868 meters. In good weather, it can be seen from Sochi, Armavir, Krasnodar, Slavyansk-on-Kuban.

The name of the peak translates as "white head". According to scientists, the mountain was an island in the ancient Tethys Ocean hundreds of millions of years ago. Speaking of which, the remains of the coral at the top. By its structure, Fisht is a blocky uplift of limestone strata. Limestone is a rather fragile material, so there are many caves and craters on the mountain. The most famous cave is the Soaring Bird, and the Belaya Zvezdochka cave network is one of the deepest in Russia.

The Fisht, Pshecha-Su and Oshten mountains form the Fisht-Oshten massif. The mountains themselves are not named by chance, the local peoples have many legends about Mount Fisht, among them the legend of the hardworking and freedom-loving tribes that once lived here. The tribes engaged in agriculture, hunting, and competed with each other by force during the holidays. Once an enemy landed in Shapsugia (today Tuapse district and Sochi) and attacked the Shapsugs, they immediately joined the battle, but there were a lot of enemies. Then they lit the warning lights and sent messengers for help, while they hid in the woods. The tribes convened a council of elders, at which they decided to destroy the enemy, and Fisht, Oshten and Pshekhosu were appointed voivodes. Despite the fact that the enemy outnumbered them, they decided to give battle, in which almost everyone died. The enemy had already decided to celebrate the victory, but at that moment they were attacked by the grandchildren and children of soldiers led by Nagaichuk, although they had never fought, but, nevertheless, they had been taught to hold weapons in their hands since childhood. The battle broke out with renewed vigor, but the enemy pressed them, then the mountain women came running to help. Not expecting such a struggle, the enemies decided to retreat and sail back. Since then, the mountains of Oshten, Fisht, Pshekha-Su and Nagaychuk symbolize the strength and unity of the mountain peoples.

On the slopes of Fisht peak there is the source of the Pshecha and Shakhe rivers, between the Oshten and Fisht mountains the Belaya River originates. The Bolshoy and Maly Fishtinsky Glaciers are located on the northern and eastern slopes. These beautiful views, as well as rare plants, attract many tourists and climbers, for whom several routes from easy to very difficult have been laid here.