Gondola · Gudauri, Georgia
Firni
Firni is a gondola near Gudauri, Georgia. It climbs 245 m over 2.00 km, from 2,702 m to 2,947 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 43 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
51/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Firni is scarier than 51% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 12 of 22 in Georgia.
- Highest above the ground: about 43 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 1.70 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.32 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 14°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Firni is near Gudauri, Georgia, at 2,702 m above sea level (42.49313° N, 44.49385° E). From there it runs 2.00 km up to the top station at 2,947 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Construction
- 2011
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Kobi 2 gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 434 m
- Goodaura gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 545 m
- Kobi 1 gondola · 4.7 km away · rises 535 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.