Gondola · Gelendzhik, Russia
Олимп
Олимп is a gondola near Gelendzhik, Russia. It climbs 404 m over 1.07 km, from 141 m to 546 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 38 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
26/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Олимп is scarier than 26% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 34 of 56 in Russia.
- Highest above the ground: about 38 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 536 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 165 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Олимп is near Gelendzhik, Russia, at 141 m above sea level (44.57773° N, 38.09320° E). From there it runs 1.07 km up to the top station at 546 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 2 people
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.