Lhotse | 2000 W Face

A Slovenia expedition to Lhotse in 2000 via W Face, led by Tomaz Zerovnik. Summit reached on 19th May 2000. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3594
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT00101
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Slovenia
Leaders	Tomaz Zerovnik
Sponsor	Slovenian Lhotse Expedition 2000
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	55 w/Ital
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Croatia
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2000-04-20
Summit Date	2000-05-19
Summit Time	1400
Summit Days	29
Total Days	36
Termination Date	2000-05-26
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(20/04,5250m),C1(25/04,6000m),C2(03/05,6400m),C3(05/05,7300m),C4(18/05,7800m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	C1 at top of Icefall C2 in West Cwm C3 on West Face C4 on West Face. 19 May Romih, Pepevnik and Sergio Martini (Italian) left C4 at 1:00 am for top. Reached top (left summit) 2:00 pm together with Martini who knew route well and gave correct estimates of time necessary to get to top when on the way. Believe that he summited in '97 and came again to get photos. Returned to C4 at 4:30 pm and C3 at 7:00 pm (Martini had slightly lower C3 than Slovenes and he went to his C3). 20 May Debelak and Zernovik tried for top and turned back 8000m. Debalak fingers getting frostbite. 21 May Jezovsek, Milar and Skalamera tried and got to 8400m when Jezovsek developed snowblindness and became blind for one day and night. 22 May Jezovsek and Zerovnik in C4 carried down by avalanche for 600m and 4 toes frostbitten (but will heal).
Accidents	Jezovsek snowblindness on 21 May and frostbite on 22 May
Achievement	-
Agency	Everest Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454359
Year	2000
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	27885
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Dusan
Last Name	Debelak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Sentjur, Slovenia
Occupation	Electrician
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)	8000
Summit Date 1	2000-05-20
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	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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2437438
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dusan debelak
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27886
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Bostjan
Last Name	Jezovsek
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Sentjur, Slovenia
Occupation	Electrician
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)	8400
Summit Date 1	2000-05-21
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	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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2441370
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bostjan jezovsek
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27887
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Viktor
Last Name	Mlinar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Sentjur, Slovenia
Occupation	Electrician
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)	8400
Summit Date 1	2000-05-21
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	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	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2437475
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	viktor mlinar
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27888
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Franc (Aco)
Last Name	Pepevnik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Sentjur, Slovenia
Occupation	Professional alpinist
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)	8516
Summit Date 1	2000-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	55
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434756
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	franc (aco) pepevnik
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27889
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Rudolf (Rudi)
Last Name	Podgorsek
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Celje, Slovenia
Occupation	Mechanic
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	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2437641
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rudolf (rudi) podgorsek
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27890
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Milan
Last Name	Romih
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia
Occupation	Professional alpinist
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)	8516
Summit Date 1	2000-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	55
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435102
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	milan romih
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27891
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Matko
Last Name	Skalamera
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Croatia
Status	Climber
Residence	Rijeka, Croatia
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8400
Summit Date 1	2000-05-21
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	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	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2441134
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matko skalamera
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27892
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Tomaz
Last Name	Zerovnik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Leader
Residence	Marezige, Slovenia
Occupation	Computer technician
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)	8000
Summit Date 1	2000-05-20
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	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	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2437878
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tomaz zerovnik
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Dusan Debelak	M	1966	Slovenia	Climber	Sentjur, Slovenia	Electrician	Details Other expeditions
Bostjan Jezovsek	M	1977	Slovenia	Climber	Sentjur, Slovenia	Electrician	Details Other expeditions
Viktor Mlinar	M	1966	Slovenia	Climber	Sentjur, Slovenia	Electrician	Details Other expeditions
Franc (Aco) Pepevnik	M	1959	Slovenia	Climber	Sentjur, Slovenia	Professional alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Rudolf (Rudi) Podgorsek	M	1967	Slovenia	Climber	Celje, Slovenia	Mechanic	Details Other expeditions
Milan Romih	M	1960	Slovenia	Climber	Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia	Professional alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Matko Skalamera	M	1976	Croatia	Climber	Rijeka, Croatia	Student	Details Other expeditions
Tomaz Zerovnik	M	1967	Slovenia	Leader	Marezige, Slovenia	Computer technician	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5436
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT00101
Reference ID	01
Year	2000
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2001
Language	-
Citation	219:69 (Feb 2001)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT00101	HIGH	-	-	-	219:69 (Feb 2001)	-