Lhotse | 2000 W Face

A Georgia expedition to Lhotse in 2000 via W Face, led by Beno Kashakashvili. Summit reached on 15th May 2000. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3597
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Georgia
Leaders	Beno Kashakashvili
Sponsor	Lhotse 2000
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	54 w/Pol,56th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Russia
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2000-04-07
Summit Date	2000-05-15
Summit Time	1900
Summit Days	38
Total Days	49
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)	400
Total Members	9
Summit Members	9
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(07/04,5350m),C1(14/04,6100m),C2(15/04,6400m),C3(20/04,7300m),C4(14/05,7900m),Smt(15,21/05)
Route Notes	C1 at top of Icefall C4 below couloir. 15 May Kashakashvili and Pemba Nuru on summit with Pustelnik. Left C4 at 8:00 am and on top 7:00 pm and slept in C4. From summit Kashakashvili looked at ridge to middle summit which he had planned to reach also but saw ridge very sharp and difficult (had planned to sleep one night between summits) and also had avalanche problems and weather not good. 21 May summiters left C4 at 7:00 am and on top 12:00 pm, much faster than 15 May team because 15 May team had to fix ropes as they climbed. One avalanche 10 May hit C3 and buried Russians tent and took 3-4 minutes got occupants rescued; covered by nearly 1m of snow. Members hit by avalanche went down to Dingboche to recover and went to top on 21 May. To climb middle summit, needed one more camp 50-60m below main summit. Kashakashvili wants to try next year.
Accidents	10 May Sokolov shoulder injured by avalanche and Foigt's finger slightly frostbitten
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454355
Year	2000
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	27898
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Yuri
Last Name	Baikovski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Psychology teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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	2000-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 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	2434299
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yuri baikovski
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	27899
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Alexander
Last Name	Foigt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	Novokuznetsk, Russia
Occupation	Construction engineer
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	2000-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 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	(1958-2006) Died 13 Aug 2005 on K2 from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434270
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexander foigt
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27900
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Afi
Last Name	Gigani
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Climber
Residence	Kutaisi, Georgia
Occupation	Pilot
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	2000-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 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	2433542
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	afi gigani
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27901
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Bidzina
Last Name	Gujabidze
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Climber
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2000-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 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	2434992
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bidzina gujabidze
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27902
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Benedict (Beno)
Last Name	Kashakashvili
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Leader
Residence	Rustavi, Georgia
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	True
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	2000-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1830
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	54
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 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	2436498
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benedict (beno) kashakashvili
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	27903
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Gela
Last Name	Otarashvili
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Climber
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation	Engineer
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	2000-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 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	2435228
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gela otarashvili
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27904
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Valeri
Last Name	Pershin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia
Occupation	Alpine instructor
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	2000-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 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	2430911
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	valeri pershin
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27905
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Gleb
Last Name	Sokolov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia
Occupation	Engineer
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	2000-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 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	2432671
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gleb sokolov
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27906
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Member ID	09
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Evgeni
Last Name	Vinogradski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia
Occupation	Physician
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	2000-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 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	2430157
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	evgeni vinogradski
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27907
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Member ID	10
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Nuru (Kaila)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pare, 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)	8516
Summit Date 1	2000-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 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	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439742
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba nuru (kaila) sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Yuri Baikovski	M	1958	Russia	Deputy Leader	Moscow, Russia	Psychology teacher	Details Other expeditions
Alexander Foigt	M	1958	Russia	Climber	Novokuznetsk, Russia	Construction engineer	Details Other expeditions
Afi Gigani	M	1956	Georgia	Climber	Kutaisi, Georgia	Pilot	Details Other expeditions
Bidzina Gujabidze	M	1960	Georgia	Climber	Tbilisi, Georgia	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Benedict (Beno) Kashakashvili	M	1964	Georgia	Leader	Rustavi, Georgia	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Gela Otarashvili	M	1960	Georgia	Climber	Tbilisi, Georgia	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Valeri Pershin	M	1948	Russia	Climber	Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Gleb Sokolov	M	1953	Russia	Climber	Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Evgeni Vinogradski	M	1946	Russia	Exp Doctor	Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nuru (Kaila) Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pare, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5433
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Reference ID	01
Year	2000
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2001
Language	-
Citation	219:69 (Feb 2001)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8026
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT00104
Reference ID	02
Year	2000
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://old.risk.ru/eng/mount/himalaya/spring2000/rus_georg/index.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT00104	HIGH	-	-	-	219:69 (Feb 2001)	-
LHOT00104	-	-	http://old.risk.ru/eng/mount/himalaya/spring2000/rus_georg/index.html	-	-	-