Everest | 1999 N Col-NE Ridge

A Georgia expedition to Everest in 1999 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Gia Tortladze. Summit reached on 26th May 1999. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3337
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Georgia
Leaders	Gia Tortladze
Sponsor	First Georgian Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	328
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1999-04-11
Summit Date	1999-05-26
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	45
Total Days	48
Termination Date	1999-05-29
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(11/04,5000m),ABC(16/04,6400m),C1(18/04,7050m),C2(24/05,7700m),C3(25/05,8300m),Smt(26/05)
Route Notes	C1 at North Col. 3 times in North Col: 1st time to Col, 2nd 7400m and down, 3rd time to 7500m and each time then to BC for rest. 23rd May from ABC to C1, 24th to C2 and 25th to C3. 26th to summit and back to C3. 26th 1:30 am NST up for top Tortladze, Ugulava, Tsikhiseli, Chantladze and Khabazi, Man Bahadur Tamang, Nanda Dorje (with Barth). Arrived top 11:00 am to 11:40 am and back to C3 5:00 pm. 27th to ABC, 28th BC. * Man Bahadur Tamang, aka Gopal, 1958, Everest X2 * Other expeditions say Tortladze and Nemsitsveridze did not reach summit - Tortladze 31 May told me they went to top of snow pyramid just before last point on mountain and at same altitude; on 5 June he explained by phone they stopped 30m before prayer flags to take photos for sponsors but this same altitude as summit flags. Russell Brice - 9 June: top of snow pyramid leads to gentle ridge into small hollow, then up again to another small indentation and again up - at least 40m difference in altitude and about 30 minutes climb/walk. Some Sherpas said Tortladze did not get to top of pyramid. Cathy O'Dowd, South African - 6 June: Tortladze's claim that last 30m line only one at same altitude as summit not correct - a snow slope with perhaps 30m vertical gain to highest point. 26 May 2000 - Russian Everest expedition on north side this spring at sometime as Tortladze again there, said he told them he had not summited in 1999 was busy taking pictures.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2453594
Year	1999
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	25015
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Zurab
Last Name	Astakhishvili
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2431885
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zurab astakhishvili
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	48
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	25016
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	David
Last Name	Chantladze
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Climber
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation	Geologist & alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2434723
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david chantladze
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25017
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Merab
Last Name	Khabazi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Climber
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation	Mathematician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1999-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	328
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 7900m & above to top
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1960-2005) Died July 2005 in Georgia on Mt. Ushba (4710m)
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435139
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	merab khabazi
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25018
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Merabi
Last Name	Nemsitsveridze
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Climber
Residence	Kutaisi, Georgia
Occupation	Historian and climber
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8810
Summit Date 1	1999-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 7900m & above
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2434798
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	merabi nemsitsveridze
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25019
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Gela
Last Name	Otarashvili
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Climber
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation	Physicist & alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2435123
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gela otarashvili
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25020
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Gia
Last Name	Tortladze
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Leader
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation	Archeologist & climber
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8810
Summit Date 1	1999-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 7900m & above
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2435061
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gia tortladze
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	25021
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Irakli
Last Name	Ugulava
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Climber
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1999-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	328
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 7900m & above to top
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439814
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	irakli ugulava
Year of Birth	1973
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25022
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Mamuka
Last Name	Tsikhiseli
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Climber
Residence	Kutaisi, Georgia
Occupation	University student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1999-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	328
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 7900m & above to top
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438600
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mamuka tsikhiseli
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25023
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Mingma
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thamo, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1999-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441259
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	79742
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Man Bahadur (Gopal)
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Jaidu, Salleri, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1999-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	328
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 7900m & above to top
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2141
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	man bahadur (gopal) tamang
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Zurab Astakhishvili	M	1951	Georgia	Exp Doctor	Tbilisi, Georgia	Physician	Details Other expeditions
David Chantladze	M	1959	Georgia	Climber	Tbilisi, Georgia	Geologist & alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Merab Khabazi	M	1960	Georgia	Climber	Tbilisi, Georgia	Mathematician	Details Other expeditions
Merabi Nemsitsveridze	M	1959	Georgia	Climber	Kutaisi, Georgia	Historian and climber	Details Other expeditions
Gela Otarashvili	M	1960	Georgia	Climber	Tbilisi, Georgia	Physicist & alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Gia Tortladze	M	1960	Georgia	Leader	Tbilisi, Georgia	Archeologist & climber	Details Other expeditions
Irakli Ugulava	M	1973	Georgia	Climber	Tbilisi, Georgia	Student	Details Other expeditions
Mamuka Tsikhiseli	M	1970	Georgia	Climber	Kutaisi, Georgia	University student	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thamo, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Man Bahadur (Gopal) Tamang	M	1959	Nepal	H-A Worker	Jaidu, Salleri, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5333
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Reference ID	01
Year	1999
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1999
Language	-
Citation	205:71 (Dec 1999)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8079
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Reference ID	02
Year	1999
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.everestnews.com/qs.htm
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8080
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER99130
Reference ID	03
Year	1999
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://old.risk.ru/eng/mount/himalaya/georgians99/gia_letters/index.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER99130	HIGH	-	-	-	205:71 (Dec 1999)	-
EVER99130	-	-	http://www.everestnews.com/qs.htm	-	-	-
EVER99130	-	-	http://old.risk.ru/eng/mount/himalaya/georgians99/gia_letters/index.html	-	-	-