The southern border of the Russian Federation has been at the center of media interest since the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi: the unresolved tensions with Georgia, the terrorist actions surrounding the independence of the Caucasus republics, and the controversies over the Olympic constructions in Sochi continue to draw attention to this region. The narrative of this adventure shifts between portraits of individuals and surprising situations that the author encountered during his numerous travels through the region in his capacity as a journalist and mountaineer. Behind the magnificent landscape lie the drama of Caucasian history and the tensions of the present.