If he succeeds, he will become the youngest Scottish mountaineer to scale Europe’s largest mountain.
But for 13-year-old Liam Byrne – who already holds the title of youngest Scot to scale Kilimanjaro – it is all about the “climbing and the experience”.
For his latest challenge, the Mackie Academy pupil will attempt to climb Mount Elbrus in Russia, one of the Seven Summits, accompanied by his former Royal Marine father Mike.
The pair will be joined by polar adventurer Charlie Paton who has reached the magnetic South Pole eight times.
Mr Paton,44, said the youngster, from Stonehaven, would have to get to grips with ice-climbing for the first time, and would be tutored in “cramponing” on his adventure.
“He will get a good introduction to crampons, ice axe and being tied on a rope as a team,” he said.
“For us, the last day is probably the hardest day just because it is a big climb.
“It is 1700m (5,577ft) so that is a long last summit challenge which gets a lot of people with the altitude sickness.”
The trio have allowed themselves 10 days to conquer the mountain, which lies on the geographical dividing line between Europe and Asia.
They will fly to Moscow on Tuesday, then travel to Min Vody, the nearest access point to the summit.
Liam said he had been encouraged by both his father and Mr Paton, and was looking forward to setting off.
“I am just excited really and looking forward to it. It is something new for me. On the Kilimanjaro climb, the most difficult thing for me was the lack of sleep. For me it is about climbing and the experience,” he said.
Mr Bryne,42, said: “I support him in anything he wants to do. I guess I am reliving my childhood with him. I am getting that opportunity because he is interested.
“He does enjoy a challenge and we do always prepare for the worst. We are expecting temperatures of around -20C and have educated him about frostbite.”
The group are being sponsored by Aberdeen based Rig Deluxe, which is covering the cost of the trip and all equipment and clothing.
Ian Garden, managing director of Rig Deluge, said: “When we heard that Liam was thinking about doing this, we thought it was incredible and wanted to help.
“He is not sitting at home playing Playstation. He is actually out there doing it. There is this breed of youngster that does go out there and get involved.”