Use the following as a guide for determining your intensity level: 1  Beginner or low fitness level: 50% to 60%. 2  Intermediate or average fitness level: 60% to 70%. 3  Advanced or high fitness level: 75% to 85%.
The Caucasus /ËkÉËkÉsÉs/ or Caucasia /kÉËËkeÉªÊÉ/ is a region at the border of Europe and Asia, situated between the Black and the Caspian seas.t includes Southwestern Russia and northern parts of Georgia and Azerbaijan. The Transcaucasus is bordered on the north by Russia, on the west by the Black Sea and Turkey, on the east by the Caspian Sea, and on the south by Iran. It includes the Caucasus Mountains and surrounding lowlands.
Located between the Black and Caspian Seas, these mountains dominate the landscape of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (all part of southeastern Europe ,) where the Middle East begins. Many of the volcanic peaks here exceed 15,000 ft., with the highest point being Mt. Elbrus at 18,481 ft. (5,633m).